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Flight UA2217

United Airlines flight UA2217

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Dulles (IAD) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 28% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 69 minutes. It was cancelled 0.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
71.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
69 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
341
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 37%
  • Air traffic control & airport 30%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
  • Extreme weather 12%
  • Security 0%

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

Seattle (SEA) to Dulles (IAD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 5% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 94 minutes. It was cancelled 0.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
94.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
94 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
159
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 66%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 30%
  • Air traffic control & airport 3%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

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

Pittsburgh (PIT) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 24% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 156 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
76.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
156 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
21
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 93%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 7%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
  • 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 83.8% 37
October 2025 79.0% 62
November 2025 81.7% 60
December 2025 85.0% 60
January 2026 89.8% 61
February 2026 89.3% 56
March 2026 84.4% 32
April 2026 66.7% 30
May 2026 71.0% 31
June 2026 66.7% 30
July 2026 54.8% 31
August 2026 66.7% 31

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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