Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) delays today: 73% of the 366 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min, across 203 flights tracked so far today. 3 of 203 tracked flights have been cancelled (1.5%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 17:00 local, with 74 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Columbus (CMH), with 5 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 03:54 UTC.
typical departure delay right now
The terminal forecast may deteriorate to very low instrument conditions (LIFR). Measured operations: departures +11 min, arrivals 9 min early. 1 of 714 flights cancelled (0.1%).
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Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 120 airports are served in this departures window.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 17:00 local, with 74 flights scheduled to leave.
Fri 30 Oct, local date
Weather behind it: 30% chance of fog at Washington
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
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Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) delays today: 73% of the 366 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min, across 203 flights tracked so far today. 3 of 203 tracked flights have been cancelled (1.5%).
3 of the 203 flights currently on the board are cancelled.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 17:00 local, with 74 flights scheduled to leave.
The busiest destinations on the current board are Columbus (CMH), London (LHR), Teterboro (TEB), Toronto (YYZ), New York (LGA). In total 120 airports are served in this window.
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