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UA 4229 on time

United Airlines 4229: Columbia to Washington at 2:51 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
212 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 4229 flights from Columbia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 4229: CAE → IAD

Scheduled to leave Columbia at 2:51 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4229. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (212 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jul 2025: 37% on time (27 flights)37JulAug 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68NovDec 2025: 87% on time (15 flights)87DecMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86AprMay 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MayJun 2026: 68% on time (22 flights)68JunJul 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70JulAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3672%
Tuesday3580%
Wednesday3586%
Thursday3479%
Friday3468%
Saturday15—
Sunday2383%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Severe weather 7%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 4229 from CAE to IAD late?

United Airlines 4229 from Columbia, SC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 212 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.