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UA 3543 on time

United Airlines 3543: Washington to Indianapolis at 12:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
271 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 3543 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 3543: IAD → IND

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:45 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3543. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (271 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (17 flights)100FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86MayJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunAug 2026: 94% on time (18 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4183%
Tuesday4088%
Wednesday3987%
Thursday3987%
Friday4080%
Saturday3288%
Sunday4080%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 3543 from IAD to IND late?

United Airlines 3543 from Washington, DC to Indianapolis, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 271 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.