RIC → IAD United Airlines

United Airlines · Richmond, VA to Washington, DC · 1,386 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 37 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -15 min, while the worst 10% run +60 min or later.
On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on RIC → IAD (1,386 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -15 min; the worst 10% ran +60 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,12583%
16-30 min584%
31-60 min443%
61-120 min574%
2+ hrs786%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711082%+23 min
2025-0811587%+4 min
2025-0911388%-7 min
2025-1012084%-2 min
2025-1111879%+2 min
2025-1212465%+37 min
2026-0110975%+12 min
2026-0210585%-1 min
2026-0311481%+2 min
2026-0410691%-4 min
2026-0511687%+13 min
2026-0611290%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon20378%
Tue20786%
Wed19683%
Thu20584%
Fri20181%
Sat16484%
Sun18682%

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