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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 2,007 | 64% |
| 16-30 min | 296 | 9% |
| 31-60 min | 312 | 10% |
| 61-120 min | 259 | 8% |
| 2+ hrs | 254 | 8% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 246 | 62% | +50 min |
| 2025-08 | 279 | 73% | +18 min |
| 2025-09 | 278 | 76% | +18 min |
| 2025-10 | 289 | 64% | +19 min |
| 2025-11 | 225 | 42% | +46 min |
| 2025-12 | 242 | 62% | +29 min |
| 2026-01 | 259 | 64% | +16 min |
| 2026-02 | 237 | 59% | +26 min |
| 2026-03 | 282 | 60% | +33 min |
| 2026-04 | 280 | 65% | +21 min |
| 2026-05 | 269 | 67% | +17 min |
| 2026-06 | 242 | 72% | +13 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 466 | 66% |
| Tue | 491 | 67% |
| Wed | 482 | 62% |
| Thu | 471 | 61% |
| Fri | 491 | 59% |
| Sat | 314 | 74% |
| Sun | 413 | 65% |
UA flight numbers on EWR → DCA
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