AC8781Air Canada · DCA → YYZ
updated 7h ago
Route confirmed Air Canada

AC8781 WashingtonDCA · 06:59 TorontoYYZ · 08:32

AC8781 by Air Canada flies from Washington (DCA) to Toronto (YYZ) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowCancelled today · DCA → YYZ
Cancelled

today's DCA → YYZ operation will not depart

⚖ AC8781 typically leaves +13 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
CANCELLED
11-13
+8 gate · −10 arrival
11-12
+21 gate · −10 arrival
11-11
+1 gate · −10 arrival
11-10
+0 gate · −10 arrival
11-09
+15 gate · −10 arrival
11-08
+13 gate · −10 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −10 min · 1 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
YYZTorontoOn-time likelyYYZ delay board →
DCA→YYZevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.3%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and YYZ are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Toronto

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
Low3°Clikely 0°C to 5°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
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S

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Toronto flights today

same route · Air Canada
AC820departs 06:09
AC781departs 07:12
AC8783departs 09:40
AC8785departs 18:55
AC8787departs 18:55
AC8789departs 20:45

If AC8781 is cancelled, these are the other Air Canada nonstop flights from Washington to Toronto on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AC8781 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8781 across the DCA and YYZ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8781 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-14CANCELLED
11-13DCA 06:59 07:07 (+8)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-12DCA 06:59 07:20 (+21)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-11DCA 06:59 07:00 (+1)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-10DCA 06:59 (+0)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-09DCA 06:59 07:14 (+15)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-08DCA 06:59 07:12 (+13)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-07DCA 06:59 07:12 (+13)YYZ 08:32 10:17 (+105)
11-06DCA 06:59 11:34 (+275)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-05DCA 06:59 07:14 (+15)YYZ 08:32 08:16 (−16)
11-04DCA 06:59 07:12 (+13)YYZ 08:32 08:16 (−16)
11-03DCA 06:59 07:11 (+12)YYZ 08:32 08:14 (−18)
11-02DCA 06:59 07:04 (+5)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)
11-01DCA 06:59 06:58 (−1)YYZ 08:32 08:22 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: C-FJGZ, C-GJFZ, C-FLJZ, C-FKJZ.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and YYZ published them.

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