PHX → IADPhoenix to Washington

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Washington (IAD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 14 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,142 km, an estimated 4 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Washington. Updated 26 October 2026 at 09:34 UTC.

Today, PHX → IAD

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 07:50 UA1873United Airlines On scheduleGate E6 · T3 ·
  2. 10:35 UA1373United Airlines On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  3. 14:08 UA1017United Airlines On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·

Checked PHX board 02:34 · IAD board 22:18

PHX Phoenix smooth · +10
IAD Washington smooth · +0
3,142 km · ~4h 32m est.
dep bank 08:45–14:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live PHX and IAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +14 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+14 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1873 08:45 daily · UA1373 12:15 daily · UA1017 14:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25UA1017dep +27 → arr−4
10-25UA1373departed+15
10-25UA1873arrived+14

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
PHXPhoenix +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · ESE 4 kt Full PHX delay board →
IADWashington +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full IAD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHX and IAD: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Phoenix to Washington route actually runs

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

Is PHX–IAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–IAD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 from PHX. 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 PHX to IAD?

Great-circle distance is 3,142 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 252–299 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–IAD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.