UA1981 IAD → LAX

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA · 22 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 2,288 mi

This flight has a strong track record — on time 95% of the time, with a low cancellation rate.

UA1981 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
95%
Median delay
-18 min
90th percentile
+4 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1981 on time?

Across 22 flights on IAD → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31, UA1981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 95% of the time. The median arrival delay was -18 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +4 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2195%
16-30 min15%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072295%-15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4100%
Tue5100%
Wed580%
Thu5100%
Fri3100%
SatNo data—
SunNo data—

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