Washington (IAD) Delays in 2021

84% on-time departures, 83.8% on-time arrivals in 2021

50,538Flights
84%Departures on-time
13.3 minAvg dep. delay
83.8%Arrivals on-time
12.3 minAvg arr. delay
1.5%Cancelled

Delay causes

  • Air carrier40.7%
  • Extreme weather12.5%
  • National Aviation System21.2%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft25.5%

2019 · Washington (IAD) overview · 2022

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.