ABQ → IADAlbuquerque to Washington

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Washington (IAD): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,614 km, an estimated 3 hours 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and Washington. Updated 29 October 2026 at 14:18 UTC.

Today, ABQ → IAD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 UA212United Left 06:12 +12 Landed 11:32 −6

Checked ABQ board 19:09 · IAD board 20:42

ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
IAD Washington smooth · +0
2,614 km · ~3h 51m est.
dep bank 06:00–06:0312x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked ABQ → IAD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA212 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Su · UA413 06:03 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29UA212dep +12 → arr−6
10-28UA212dep −6 → arr−14
10-27UA212dep −7 → arr−7
10-26UA212dep −4 → arr−18
10-25UA212dep +1 → arr+4
10-24UA413dep −5 → arr−17
10-23UA413dep −5 → arr−8

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 3 kt Full ABQ delay board →
IADWashington +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 5 kt Full IAD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ABQ: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to Washington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to IAD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to IAD questions

Is ABQ–IAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–IAD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to IAD?

Great-circle distance is 2,614 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 215–254 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–IAD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.