DTW → IAD United Airlines
United Airlines · Detroit, MI to Washington, DC · 1,023 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 42 flight numbers
On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How on-time is United Airlines from DTW to IAD?
Across every United Airlines flight number on DTW → IAD (1,023 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +39 min or later. 1% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 843 | 83% |
| 16-30 min | 50 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 44 | 4% |
| 61-120 min | 36 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 39 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 89 | 69% | +36 min |
| 2025-08 | 90 | 87% | 0 min |
| 2025-09 | 85 | 95% | -11 min |
| 2025-10 | 84 | 90% | -1 min |
| 2025-11 | 86 | 88% | -1 min |
| 2025-12 | 93 | 78% | +5 min |
| 2026-01 | 64 | 72% | +17 min |
| 2026-02 | 56 | 84% | +28 min |
| 2026-03 | 79 | 78% | +2 min |
| 2026-04 | 78 | 90% | -2 min |
| 2026-05 | 99 | 81% | +15 min |
| 2026-06 | 109 | 85% | +3 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 152 | 82% |
| Tue | 140 | 82% |
| Wed | 122 | 82% |
| Thu | 147 | 86% |
| Fri | 150 | 86% |
| Sat | 154 | 82% |
| Sun | 147 | 82% |
UA flight numbers on DTW → IAD
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