AF51Air France · IAD → CDG
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Route confirmed Air France

AF51 WashingtonIAD · 18:40 ParisCDG · 08:10

AF51 by Air France flies from Washington (IAD) to Paris (CDG) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowEn route to Paris · off blocks 18:59 · 19 min late
En route

en route from IAD to CDG

En routeAF51 · position estimated
IADWashingtonCDGParis
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 18:59 · typical taxi-out at IAD ≈ 7.6 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ AF51 typically leaves +9 and lands −4. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+33+67+100 min
11-06
+19 gate · +81 arrival
11-05
+8 gate · −3 arrival
11-04
+100 gate · +81 arrival
11-03
+17 gate · −4 arrival
11-02
+20 gate · +6 arrival
11-01
+5 gate · −16 arrival
10-31
+2 gate · −41 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −4 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonModerate riskIAD delay board →
CDGParisOn-time likelyCDG delay board →
IAD→CDGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CDG (Paris), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Paris

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low4°Clikely 1°C to 6°C
  • 54% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Paris flights today

same route · Air France
AF4085departs 20:30
AF53departs 21:30

If AF51 is cancelled, these are the other Air France nonstop flights from Washington to Paris on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AF51 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AF51 across the IAD and CDG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~69 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AF51 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-06IAD 18:40 18:59 (+19)CDG 08:10 09:31 (+81)
11-05IAD 18:40 18:48 (+8)CDG 08:10 08:07 (−3)
11-04IAD 18:40 20:20 (+100)CDG 08:10 09:31 (+81)
11-03IAD 18:40 18:57 (+17)CDG 08:10 08:06 (−4)
11-02IAD 18:40 19:00 (+20)CDG 08:10 08:16 (+6)
11-01IAD 18:40 18:45 (+5)CDG 08:10 07:54 (−16)
10-31IAD 19:40 19:42 (+2)CDG 08:10 07:29 (−41)
10-30IAD 19:40 19:49 (+9)CDG 08:10 08:02 (−8)
10-29IAD 19:40 19:44 (+4)CDG 08:15 07:25 (−50)

Aircraft

Recent tails: F-GSQL, F-GZNT, F-GZNE, F-GZNP.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and CDG published them.

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