UA1688 IAD → LAX

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA · 16 flights observed, 2025-12-02 to 2025-12-17 · 2,288 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -13 min, while the worst 10% run +48 min or later.

UA1688 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAD → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is UA1688 on time?

Across 16 flights on IAD → LAX from 2025-12-02 to 2025-12-17, UA1688 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1387%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min17%
2+ hrs17%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121587%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2100%
Tue3100%
Wed3100%
Thu1100%
Fri250%
Sat2100%
Sun250%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…