PHL → IAD United Airlines

United Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Washington, DC · 1,101 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 51 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.
On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is United Airlines from PHL to IAD?

Across every United Airlines flight number on PHL → IAD (1,101 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 82% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +54 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time87882%
16-30 min495%
31-60 min414%
61-120 min414%
2+ hrs575%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710473%+21 min
2025-089782%+12 min
2025-098287%+3 min
2025-109285%+3 min
2025-117691%+3 min
2025-129071%+13 min
2026-018274%+45 min
2026-027495%-13 min
2026-038381%+9 min
2026-047788%-6 min
2026-059682%+8 min
2026-0611384%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16183%
Tue16888%
Wed16079%
Thu16280%
Fri15981%
Sat12483%
Sun13283%

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