EWR → DCA United Airlines

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Washington, DC · 3,319 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 37 flight numbers

On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+99 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is United Airlines from EWR to DCA?

Across every United Airlines flight number on EWR → DCA (3,319 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 64% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +3 min; the worst 10% ran +99 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,00764%
16-30 min2969%
31-60 min31210%
61-120 min2598%
2+ hrs2548%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0724662%+50 min
2025-0827973%+18 min
2025-0927876%+18 min
2025-1028964%+19 min
2025-1122542%+46 min
2025-1224262%+29 min
2026-0125964%+16 min
2026-0223759%+26 min
2026-0328260%+33 min
2026-0428065%+21 min
2026-0526967%+17 min
2026-0624272%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon46666%
Tue49167%
Wed48262%
Thu47161%
Fri49159%
Sat31474%
Sun41365%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…