Etihad AirwaysEY63% on time
Flights EY5 varies daily
live
Direct flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Washington (IAD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 63% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,387 km, an estimated 15 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abu Dhabi and Washington. Updated 16 September 2026 at 19:18 UTC.
AUH
Abu Dhabi
smooth · +0
IAD
Washington
smooth · +0
11,387 km · ~15h 06m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
63% on time
of the last 8 operated AUH → IAD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+3 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~15h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at AUH: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Abu Dhabi to Washington route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUH to IAD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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AUH to IAD questions
Is AUH–IAD running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AUH to IAD?
Great-circle distance is 11,387 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 834–1006 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AUH–IAD fly?
Etihad Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AUH and arrival-side delay at IAD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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