United Airlines ORD to DCA on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
72 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
70 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on ORD to DCA arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (39%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft39%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion37%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to DCA
- American Airlines67% on time · 31 min avg delay
- Republic Airways69% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Envoy Air84% on time · 8 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines60% on time · 39 min avg delay
Full ORD to DCA comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
3,390 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 72 cancelled, 14 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.