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Flight UA1689

United Airlines flight UA1689

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Dulles (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 10% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 47 minutes. It was cancelled 0.5% of the time.

On-time arrivals
90.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
47 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
365
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 40%
  • Air traffic control & airport 34%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Orlando (MCO) to Dulles (IAD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 10% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 40 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
90.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
40 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
90
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 37%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 34%
  • Air traffic control & airport 29%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to Dulles (IAD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 0% of the time. It was cancelled 1.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
81
Scheduled flights in the period

Pittsburgh (PIT) to Dulles (IAD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 4% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 127 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
96.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
127 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
53
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 92%
  • Air traffic control & airport 8%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Columbus (CMH) to Dulles (IAD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 391 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
83.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
391 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
24
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 68%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 29%
  • Air traffic control & airport 4%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 90.0% 60
October 2025 96.4% 56
November 2025 96.7% 30
December 2025 88.5% 61
January 2026 73.5% 36
February 2026 82.1% 28
March 2026 86.2% 58
April 2026 96.7% 60
May 2026 95.1% 61
June 2026 98.3% 60
July 2026 90.2% 62
August 2026 97.6% 41

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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