AC8787Air Canada · DCA → YYZ
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Air Canada

AC8787 WashingtonDCA · 18:55 TorontoYYZ · 20:28

AC8787 by Air Canada flies from Washington (DCA) to Toronto (YYZ).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:55

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AC8787 typically leaves +18 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+47+94+141 min
11-05
+141 gate · −16 arrival
11-04
+24 gate · −12 arrival
11-03
+2 gate · −11 arrival
11-02
+18 gate · −10 arrival
11-01
+45 gate · −10 arrival
10-30
+20 gate · −10 arrival
10-29
+141 gate · −16 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 · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DCA (Washington), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 14°C
Low8°Clikely 5°C to 10°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
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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
AC8781departs 06:59
AC781departs 07:12
AC8783departs 09:40
AC8785departs 18:55
AC8789departs 20:45

If AC8787 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 AC8787 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8787 across the DCA and YYZ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 8/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8787 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
11-05DCA 18:55 21:16 (+141)YYZ 20:28 20:12 (−16)
11-04DCA 18:55 19:19 (+24)YYZ 20:28 20:16 (−12)
11-03DCA 18:55 18:57 (+2)YYZ 20:28 20:17 (−11)
11-02DCA 18:55 19:13 (+18)YYZ 20:28 20:18 (−10)
11-01DCA 18:55 19:40 (+45)YYZ 20:28 20:18 (−10)
10-30DCA 18:55 19:15 (+20)YYZ 20:28 20:18 (−10)
10-29DCA 18:55 21:16 (+141)YYZ 20:28 20:12 (−16)
10-26DCA 18:55 18:53 (−2)YYZ 20:28 20:18 (−10)
10-25DCA 18:55 19:08 (+13)YYZ 20:28 20:18 (−10)
10-23DCA 20:40 20:43 (+3)YYZ 22:11 22:01 (−10)
10-22DCA 20:40 20:44 (+4)YYZ 22:11 22:01 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: C-FJZL, C-FJZD, C-GFJZ, C-GJNZ.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and YYZ published them.

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