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RDU → IAD

Raleigh-Durham International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
86.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
80 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,275
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 55%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 21%
  • Air traffic control & airport 21%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 92.8% 139
October 2025 88.2% 119
November 2025 83.8% 118
December 2025 78.3% 120
January 2026 84.1% 93
February 2026 92.2% 92
March 2026 81.6% 115
April 2026 92.9% 113
May 2026 90.2% 112
June 2026 83.5% 86
July 2026 82.7% 86
August 2026 90.1% 82

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
United Airlines 1,078 87.9% 1.2% 79 min
Republic Airways 197 80.8% 2.0% 85 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • UA2463

    24% late · 210 flights

  • UA1789

    4% late · 198 flights

  • UA2163

    8% late · 182 flights

  • UA1535

    10% late · 180 flights

  • UA1257

    15% late · 88 flights

  • UA1502

    14% late · 78 flights

  • YX3520

    30% late · 71 flights

  • UA2642

    17% late · 66 flights

  • YX3462

    11% late · 45 flights

  • UA689

    8% late · 24 flights

  • UA517

    0% late · 23 flights

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