Route · IAD → SAV · 2020–2025 BTS data
Washington to Savannah
The IAD–SAV corridor (Washington, DC → Savannah, GA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 515 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.5%
- On-time
- +0.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 94 min
- Delay when late
- 1,285
- Flights
Cancelled
1.4%
Best Month
Oct 2020 93%
Worst Month
Aug 2021 51%
Distance
515 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | YX,G4 |
| Jul 2025 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | YX,G4 |
| Jan 2024 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Dec 2022 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Nov 2022 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | YX,YV |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | YX |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Mar 2022 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Feb 2022 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Dec 2021 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Nov 2021 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Oct 2021 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Sep 2021 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 0 | UA,YX |
| Aug 2021 | 93 | 46 | 4 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2021 | 92 | 23 | 4 | 0 | YX |
| Jun 2021 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA,YV |
| May 2021 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Dec 2020 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Nov 2020 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Oct 2020 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | YV |
Cancellation Rate
1.4%
16 of 1,162 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,162 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAD - Washington
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Washington, DC.
Origin airport →SAV - Savannah
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Savannah, GA.
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What the Data Says About IAD to SAV
1,285 tracked flights put the IAD to SAV pairing (Washington to Savannah) at a 79.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 94.1 minutes on average. Across the 515-mile route and its 9 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.4% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (1,162 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2020 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Aug 2021 came in at just 51% - a 42-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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