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UA 1524 on time

United Airlines 1524: Washington to Houston at 8:30 a.m.; Houston to Las Vegas at 11:55 a.m.; Norfolk to Washington at 6:05 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IAD → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
89%
334 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 1524 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

UA 1524: IAD → IAH

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (334 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (24 flights)96SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (28 flights)100FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4988%
Tuesday4892%
Wednesday4892%
Thursday4789%
Friday4794%
Saturday4789%
Sunday4881%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Late inbound plane 22%Severe weather 3%

All flights IAD → IAH · Connecting off UA 1524? Check the risk

UA 1524: IAH → LAS

Scheduled to leave Houston at 11:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (251 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 100% on time (25 flights)100OctDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3692%
Tuesday3491%
Wednesday3491%
Thursday3789%
Friday3789%
Saturday3784%
Sunday3689%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Severe weather 16%

All flights IAH → LAS · Connecting off UA 1524? Check the risk

UA 1524: ORF → IAD

Scheduled to leave Norfolk at 6:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (139 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2181%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday20100%
Friday21100%
Saturday21100%
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 91%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

All flights ORF → IAD · Connecting off UA 1524? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1524 from IAD to IAH late?

United Airlines 1524 from Washington, DC to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 334 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1524 from IAH to LAS late?

United Airlines 1524 from Houston, TX to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 251 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1524 from ORF to IAD late?

United Airlines 1524 from Norfolk, VA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 139 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.