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UA 4853 on time

United Airlines 4853: Syracuse to Washington at 7:52 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
161 flights · likely 67–81%
Cancelled
6.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+135 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4853 flights from Syracuse arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 6.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

UA 4853: SYR → IAD

Scheduled to leave Syracuse at 7:52 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4853. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (161 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Syracuse to Washington (100% of days). United Airlines's last SYR–IAD flight was cancelled 4.1% of the time, against 2.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96MarApr 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67MayJun 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2025: 83% on time (18 flights)83AugMar 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65MarApr 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84AprMay 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2673%
Tuesday2080%
Wednesday2576%
Thursday2673%
Friday2568%
Saturday13—
Sunday2665%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4853 from SYR to IAD late?

United Airlines 4853 from Syracuse, NY to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 161 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.2% 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.