UA996UnitedIn the air, 62 min late
Left IAD at 19:47, 62 min after its 18:45 slot.
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Direct flights from Washington (IAD) to Accra (ACC): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,518 km, an estimated 11 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Accra. Updated 6 November 2026 at 01:29 UTC.
Today, IAD → ACC
Thu 5 Nov · local times- 18:45 UA996United Left 19:47 +62 ·
Checked IAD board 20:29 · ACC board 01:12
IAD
Washington
smooth · +14
ACC
Accra
tracking
8,518 km · ~11h 25m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100
route health from live IAD and ACC delay boards
0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~11h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysUnited AirlinesUA
Flights UA996 19:45 Mo We Th Fr Sa
History
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at ACC: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Washington to Accra route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAD to ACC 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: Washington (IAD) to Accra (ACC) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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IAD to ACC questions
Is IAD–ACC running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at IAD is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from IAD to ACC?
Great-circle distance is 8,518 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 631–760 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAD–ACC fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). 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 IAD and arrival-side delay at ACC, 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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