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UA 4847 on time

United Airlines 4847: Washington to State College at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
141 flights · likely 69–83%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4847 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 4847: IAD → SCE

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:30 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4847. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (141 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

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprAug 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2282%
Tuesday2291%
Wednesday2277%
Thursday2387%
Friday2167%
Saturday10—
Sunday2157%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Severe weather 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%

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Questions

How often is UA 4847 from IAD to SCE late?

United Airlines 4847 from Washington, DC to State College, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 141 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% 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.