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UA 4291 on time

United Airlines 4291: Buffalo to Washington at 2:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
276 flights · likely 69–79%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4291 flights from Buffalo arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 4291: BUF → IAD

Scheduled to leave Buffalo at 2:50 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4291. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (276 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90SepOct 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70MarApr 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 79% on time (19 flights)79JunJul 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4173%
Tuesday4269%
Wednesday4670%
Thursday4783%
Friday3882%
Saturday2374%
Sunday3972%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 4291 from BUF to IAD late?

United Airlines 4291 from Buffalo, NY to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 276 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.