AC8788Air Canada · YYZ → DCA
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Air Canada

AC8788 TorontoYYZ · 21:00 WashingtonDCA · 22:38

AC8788 by Air Canada flies from Toronto (YYZ) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:00

scheduled from YYZ

⚖ AC8788 typically leaves +20 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+12 gate · −20 arrival
11-05
+17 gate · −16 arrival
11-04
+19 gate · −13 arrival
11-03
+22 gate · −13 arrival
11-02
+23 gate · −16 arrival
11-01
+24 gate · −9 arrival
10-31
+12 gate · −25 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by YYZ (Toronto), 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 Toronto

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 2°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 Washington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°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 Toronto to Washington flights today

same route · Air Canada
AC8780departs 07:20
AC8782departs 16:40
AC8784departs 16:40
AC8786departs 18:20

If AC8788 is cancelled, these are the other Air Canada nonstop flights from Toronto to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in YYZ 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 AC8788 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8788 across the YYZ and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8788 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
11-06YYZ 21:00 21:12 (+12)DCA 22:38 22:18 (−20)
11-05YYZ 21:00 21:17 (+17)DCA 22:38 22:22 (−16)
11-04YYZ 21:00 21:19 (+19)DCA 22:38 22:25 (−13)
11-03YYZ 21:00 21:22 (+22)DCA 22:38 22:25 (−13)
11-02YYZ 21:00 21:23 (+23)DCA 22:38 22:22 (−16)
11-01YYZ 21:00 21:24 (+24)DCA 22:38 22:29 (−9)
10-31YYZ 21:00 21:12 (+12)DCA 22:38 22:13 (−25)
10-30YYZ 21:00 21:12 (+12)DCA 22:38 22:18 (−20)
10-29YYZ 21:00 23:35 (+155)DCA 22:38 00:34 (+116)
10-28YYZ 21:00 21:18 (+18)DCA 22:38 22:21 (−17)
10-27YYZ 21:00 21:32 (+32)DCA 22:38 22:35 (−3)
10-26YYZ 21:00 21:20 (+20)DCA 22:38 22:23 (−15)
10-25YYZ 21:00 21:52 (+52)DCA 22:38 22:49 (+11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: C-FBJZ, C-FJJZ, C-GJUZ, C-GOJZ.

Board clocks recorded as YYZ and DCA published them.

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