UA1997 IAD → EWR

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Newark, NJ · 271 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 212 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +58 min or later.

UA1997 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAD → EWR, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA1997 on time?

Across 271 flights on IAD → EWR from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA1997 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +58 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time20077%
16-30 min177%
31-60 min208%
61-120 min93%
2+ hrs156%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072846%+62 min
2025-083168%+14 min
2025-092479%+4 min
2025-10667%+30 min
2025-112871%+12 min
2025-1210%+39 min
2026-012488%-7 min
2026-021191%-12 min
2026-032669%+16 min
2026-043097%-3 min
2026-052893%-1 min
2026-062479%-2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3979%
Tue4185%
Wed3768%
Thu3669%
Fri3977%
Sat3272%
Sun3784%

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