UA6242 IAD → SDF

United Airlines · Washington, DC to Louisville, KY · 117 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-25 · 451 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +91 min or later.

UA6242 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAD → SDF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+91 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA6242 on time?

Across 117 flights on IAD → SDF from 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-25, UA6242 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +91 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time9078%
16-30 min43%
31-60 min43%
61-120 min98%
2+ hrs87%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073060%+26 min
2025-083093%-11 min
2025-093080%+10 min
2025-102580%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1663%
Tue1587%
Wed1776%
Thu1776%
Fri1771%
Sat1788%
Sun1688%

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