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UA 2081 on time

United Airlines 2081: Washington to Atlanta at 5:17 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
318 flights · likely 62–73%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 2081 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 2081: IAD → ATL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:17 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (318 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83SepOct 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60DecJan 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 79% on time (29 flights)79AprMay 2026: 52% on time (29 flights)52MayJun 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58JunJul 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41JulAug 2026: 55% on time (29 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5058%
Tuesday5082%
Wednesday5080%
Thursday4965%
Friday4961%
Saturday2167%
Sunday4959%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Late inbound plane 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 2081 from IAD to ATL late?

United Airlines 2081 from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 318 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.