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UA 4286 on time

United Airlines 4286: Washington to Huntsville at 12:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
342 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+116 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4286 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 4286: IAD → HSV

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:55 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4286. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (342 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57DecJan 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5072%
Tuesday4877%
Wednesday4978%
Thursday4883%
Friday4980%
Saturday4980%
Sunday4961%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 4286 from IAD to HSV late?

United Airlines 4286 from Washington, DC to Huntsville, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 342 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.