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Flights LF653 09:30 Sa
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Direct flights from Washington (IAD) to Gulf Shores (GUF): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 56 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,340 km, an estimated 2 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Gulf Shores. Updated 15 August 2026 at 19:18 UTC.
IAD
Washington
disrupted · +114
GUF
Gulf Shores
tracking
1,340 km · ~2h 13m est.
Disrupted · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
0 / 100
route health from live IAD and GUF delay boards
Median arrival delay is +56 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+56 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
IAD → GUF · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
In one weekChecking…Direct airline fares
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Contour Aviation
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 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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Washington to Gulf Shores route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop IAD to GUF flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search — Washington (IAD) to Gulf Shores (GUF) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/IAD-GUF
IAD to GUF questions
Is IAD–GUF running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The departure side at IAD is the weaker end, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from IAD to GUF?
Great-circle distance is 1,340 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 125–145 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAD–GUF fly?
Contour Aviation runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). 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 IAD and arrival-side delay at GUF, 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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