IAD → BCNWashington to Barcelona

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Direct flights from Washington (IAD) to Barcelona (BCN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 67% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,516 km, an estimated 8 hours 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Barcelona. Updated 4 November 2026 at 00:20 UTC.

Today, IAD → BCN

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 18:50 UA992United Airlines Est. 18:50Departure not confirmed by the board BCN est. 08:54sched 09:00
  2. · AC3802Air Canada Departed Landed 10:28 +88
  3. · LH7946Lufthansa Departed Landed 10:28 +88

Checked IAD board 19:20 · BCN board 01:13

IAD Washington smooth · +14
BCN Barcelona smooth · +5
6,516 km · ~8h 51m est.
dep bank 09:00–19:5021x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 18 tracked IAD → BCN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~8h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaLufthansaUnited 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
Air CanadaAC67% on time

Flights AC3802 09:00 daily

LufthansaLH67% on time

Flights LH7946 09:00 daily

United AirlinesUA67% on time

Flights UA992 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AC3802arrived+88
11-03LH7946arrived+88
11-02AC3802arrived+111
11-02LH7946arrived+111
11-02UA992dep +125 → arr+88
11-01AC3802arrived+5
11-01LH7946arrived+5
11-01UA992dep +146 → arr+111
10-31AC3802arrived−17
10-31LH7946arrived−17
10-31UA992dep +30 → arr+5
10-30AC3802arrived−25
10-30LH7946arrived−25
10-30UA992dep +17 → arr−17
10-29AC3802arrived−29
10-29LH7946arrived−29
10-29UA992dep +3 → arr−25
10-28UA992dep +15 → arr−29

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
IADWashington +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 5 kt Full IAD delay board →
BCNBarcelona +5 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 10 kt Full BCN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BCN: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Washington to Barcelona route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAD to BCN 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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Pro Flight Search: Washington (IAD) to Barcelona (BCN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

IAD to BCN questions

Is IAD–BCN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at IAD is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from IAD to BCN?

Great-circle distance is 6,516 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 490–589 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAD–BCN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at IAD and arrival-side delay at BCN, 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.