United AirlinesUA
Flights UA979 12:30 daily
live
Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to Washington (IAD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,581 km, an estimated 7 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and Washington. Updated 18 October 2026 at 18:12 UTC.
Today, EDI → IAD
Sun 18 Oct · local times- 12:30 UA979United Airlines Left 12:41 +11 ·
Checked EDI board 19:12 · IAD board 10:18
EDI
Edinburgh
busy · +25
IAD
Washington
smooth · +6
5,581 km · ~7h 39m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100
route health from live EDI and IAD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+20 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~7h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at EDI and IAD: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Edinburgh to Washington route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI 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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Pro Flight Search — Edinburgh (EDI) to Washington (IAD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/EDI-IAD
EDI to IAD questions
Is EDI–IAD running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from EDI to IAD?
Great-circle distance is 5,581 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 424–508 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does EDI–IAD fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 EDI 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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