EDI → IADEdinburgh to Washington

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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to Washington (IAD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,581 km, an estimated 7 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and Washington. Updated 11 September 2026 at 16:04 UTC.

EDI Edinburgh heavy · +30
IAD Washington smooth · +0
5,581 km · ~7h 39m est.
departs 12:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live EDI and IAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+28 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~7h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA979 12:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11UA979departed+4
09-10UA979departed+28

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EDIEdinburgh +30 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · W 9 kt Full EDI delay board →
IADWashington +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NE 5 kt Full IAD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at EDI: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Edinburgh to Washington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI 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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EDI to IAD questions

Is EDI–IAD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from EDI to IAD?

Great-circle distance is 5,581 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 424–508 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EDI–IAD fly?

United Airlines 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 EDI 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.