United Airlines SFO to DCA on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.6%
4 flights
Avg arrival delay
12 min
55 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 2
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on SFO to DCA arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (52%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion52%
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SFO to DCA
- Alaska Airlines78% on time · 12 min avg delay
Full SFO to DCA comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
727 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 4 cancelled, 3 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.