Royal JordanianRJ
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Direct flights from Amman (AMM) to Washington (IAD): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 27 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 9,579 km, an estimated 12 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Amman and Washington. Updated 25 October 2026 at 19:18 UTC.
AMM
Amman
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IAD
Washington
smooth · +0
9,579 km · ~12h 47m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live AMM and IAD delay boards
Median arrival delay is −27 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−27 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~12h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the Amman to Washington route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AMM 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.
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AMM to IAD questions
Is AMM–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.
How long is the flight from AMM to IAD?
Great-circle distance is 9,579 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 706–851 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AMM–IAD fly?
Royal Jordanian runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sun). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AMM and arrival-side delay at IAD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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