United Airlines DTW to IAD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
87%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
127 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on DTW to IAD arrived on time 87% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (84%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)84%
- Late-arriving aircraft11%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to IAD
- SkyWest Airlines69% on time · 28 min avg delay
- Republic Airways85% on time · 11 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines88% on time · 11 min avg delay
Full DTW to IAD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
39 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.