IAD → MEXWashington to Mexico City

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Direct flights from Washington (IAD) to Mexico City (MEX): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,002 km, an estimated 4 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Mexico City. Updated 1 November 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

Today, IAD → MEX

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 15:44 AM456Aeromexico Est. 15:44Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  2. 17:41 UA1566United On schedule ·

Checked IAD board 15:18 · MEX board 16:23

IAD Washington busy · +20
MEX Mexico City smooth · +0
3,002 km · ~4h 21m est.
dep bank 16:53–17:4114x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
87 / 100

route health from live IAD and MEX delay boards

0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~4h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AeroméxicoAM

Flights AM456 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1566 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AM456departed+20
10-31UA1566departed+50
10-30AM456departed+25
10-30UA1566departed+77
10-29AM456departed+28
10-29UA1566departed+35
10-28AM456departed+48
10-28UA1566departed+20
10-27AM456departed+60
10-27UA1566departed+20
10-26AM456departed+17
10-26UA1566departed+58
10-25AM456departed+182
10-25UA1566departed+68

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
IADWashington +20 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 6 kt Full IAD delay board →
MEXMexico City +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 8 kt Full MEX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IAD: a 25% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Washington to Mexico City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAD to MEX 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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IAD to MEX questions

Is IAD–MEX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at IAD is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from IAD to MEX?

Great-circle distance is 3,002 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 242–287 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAD–MEX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at IAD and arrival-side delay at MEX, 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.