About 1 in 7 UA 2471 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.
UA 2471: IAD → DFW
Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (191 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 40 | 83% |
| Tuesday | 19 | — |
| Wednesday | 13 | — |
| Thursday | 39 | 92% |
| Friday | 39 | 87% |
| Saturday | 15 | — |
| Sunday | 26 | 73% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is UA 2471 from IAD to DFW late?
United Airlines 2471 from Washington, DC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 191 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.