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UA 2116 on time

United Airlines 2116: Washington to Dallas at 6:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
350 flights · likely 64–73%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 2116 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 2116: IAD → DFW

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (350 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Washington to Dallas (100% of days). United Airlines's last IAD–DFW flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77OctNov 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62NovDec 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70DecJan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5368%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5171%
Friday5161%
Saturday3972%
Sunday5262%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 2116 from IAD to DFW late?

United Airlines 2116 from Washington, DC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 350 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.