UA4540 PHL → IAD

United Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC · 22 flights observed, 2025-11-24 to 2026-05-20 · 135 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -14 min, while the worst 10% run +120 min or later.

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

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-14 min
90th percentile
+120 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA4540 on time?

Across 22 flights on PHL → IAD from 2025-11-24 to 2026-05-20, UA4540 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -14 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +120 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1777%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min15%
61-120 min15%
2+ hrs314%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-111100%-25 min
2026-041100%-8 min
2026-052075%+34 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue367%
Wed367%
Thu3100%
Fri367%
Sat367%
Sun3100%

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