IAD Washington Dulles International Airport
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Washington Dulles12:09·22°C·#76/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERIFR
+12 min

Washington Dulles (IAD) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 195 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
12:00today +12 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Washington Dulles (IAD) delays today: 74% of the 253 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +12 min and arrivals on schedule, across 195 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 14:18 UTC.

Departures110 timed
On time60%66
Delayed40%44
typical now +12 min
Arrivals143 timed
On time81%116
Delayed19%27
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
12:00KFB 909on time
12:01DL 3699MSP on time
12:121I 554BNA on time
12:15NH 101HND on time
12:25 12:35LF 3902PBG +10 min
12:29DL 1444ATL on time
12:29UA 4244BTV on time
12:301I 280BGR on time

When this board posts +30, the median flight leaves +61. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
07:29 12:20UA 4922ROA +291 min
11:20 12:08UA 471SAT +48 min
11:30 12:03TK 187IST +33 min
11:42 13:25UA 4227AVP +103 min
11:43 13:25UA 413ABQ +102 min
11:50 12:05DL 5822JFK +15 min
Running late right now15 of 116 still on the board · 13%
+291
UA 4922 from ROA · arr 12:20
Flights this late at IAD still cancel only 1.6% of the time.
+103
UA 4227 from AVP · arr 13:25
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~26 min.
+102
UA 413 from ABQ · arr 13:25
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+75
LXJ 866 → TEB · dep 13:45
Board says +75. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +95.
In the air to IADlive positions · 3-min feed
16aircraft inbound · next to land SY 1693 from MSP, lands ~12:14
SY 1693MSP
lands ~12:14
1I 290BLM
lands ~12:18
1I 738DJT
lands ~12:34
1I 148ACY
lands ~12:42

Positions as of 12:07 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
LAS+60m
ORD+54m
MSY+45m
LGA+24m
ATL+16m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
F9Frontier+139m
ASAlaska+17m
YVMesa Airlines+16m
Why10 kt S winds, Broken at 800 ft. Conditions like these add about 6 pts of delay risk at IAD in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 195 A typical day here runs ~2.3%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ low visibility No change in the current TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +15 min departures.

Typical week here
+25
MON
+16
TUE
+17
WED
+23
THU
+21
FRI
+18
SAT
+22
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+16 min), heaviest on Monday (+25 min).

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Sample · what you getIAD went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/washington-IAD

Washington Dulles airport delays today

Weather watch at IAD: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +12 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 0 of 195 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 20:00 (+13 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds WNW-300 at 16kt gusting to 30kt, Vis 2sm, Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 6000ft (Cumulonimbus).

Other Washington, D.C. airports: DCA BWI · Nearby gateways: DCA BWI RIC ILG PHL ORF · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Washington Dulles

Is Washington Dulles (IAD) delayed right now?

Weather watch at IAD: measured operations remain calm. IFR flight rules now. Measured operations: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 195 tracked flights. 74% of the 253 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Washington Dulles (IAD)?

Winds S-190 at 10kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 22°C, Dew 19°C, Alt 29.84 inHg, Broken layer at 800ft. 22°C. wind 10 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules IFR.

What is the best day to fly from Washington Dulles (IAD)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+16 min). Monday ran heaviest (+25 min).

How often are flights delayed at IAD today?

We tracked 195 flights today: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for IAD?

The next TAF period (IFR) forecasts: Winds SSW-200 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Overcast layer at 700ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
IFRRight now instrument (IFR). Expect wider spacing and possible holding patterns.
Wind190° 10 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling800 ft
Temp / dew22 / 19 °C
Pressure1010 hPa
KIAD 161552Z 19010KT 10SM BKN008 22/19 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02170189
11:00 to 12:00IFRWinds SSW-200 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Overcast layer at 700ft
12:00 to 17:00VFRWinds SSW-200 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 3500ft
17:00 to 20:00VFRWinds WSW-250 at 13kt gusting to 21kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 6000ft
18:00 to 20:00TEMPOIFRWinds WNW-300 at 16kt gusting to 30kt, Vis 2sm, Thunderstorm Rain, Broken layer at 6000ft (Cumulonimbus)
Dep index
0.9/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 11:52 local · 18m ago · delay window 10:18 local · How these are computed → methodology