ON TIMEBOARD

UA 4257 on time

United Airlines 4257: Washington to Knoxville at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
335 flights · likely 75–83%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+117 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 4257 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

UA 4257: IAD → TYS

Scheduled to leave Washington at 9:00 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4257. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (335 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 97% on time (29 flights)97AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4984%
Tuesday4678%
Wednesday4683%
Thursday4774%
Friday4969%
Saturday4992%
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 72%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 4257 from IAD to TYS late?

United Airlines 4257 from Washington, DC to Knoxville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 335 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.