UA4540 IAD → PHL

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Philadelphia, PA · 18 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-04 · 135 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 +160 min or later.

UA4540 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAD → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+160 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA4540 on time?

Across 18 flights on IAD → PHL from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-04, UA4540 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +160 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1478%
16-30 min211%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs211%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121479%+32 min
2026-01475%+157 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2100%
Tue250%
Wed2100%
Thu3100%
Fri367%
Sat367%
Sun367%

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