MS981EgyptAir · CAI → IAD
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed EgyptAir

MS981 CairoCAI · 23:55 WashingtonIAD · 05:00

MS981 by EgyptAir flies from Cairo (CAI) to Washington (IAD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Mon Wed Fri
23:55

scheduled from CAI

Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 5 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
+41 arrival
11-11
−19 arrival
11-06
+41 arrival
11-02
+2 arrival
10-30
−24 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 +2 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CAICairoHigh riskCAI delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CAI and IAD 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 Cairo

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 27°C to 30°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°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 14 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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.

How MS981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MS981 across the CAI and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MS981 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
11-13CAI 23:55IAD 05:00 05:41 (+41)
11-11CAI 23:55IAD 05:00 04:41 (−19)
11-06CAI 23:55IAD 05:00 05:41 (+41)
11-02CAI 23:55IAD 05:00 05:02 (+2)
10-30CAI 22:55IAD 05:00 04:36 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: SU-GER, SU-GET, SU-GES, SU-GEU.

Board clocks recorded as CAI and IAD published them.

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