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UA 4926 on time

United Airlines 4926: Washington to Albany at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
365 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+117 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 4926 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

UA 4926: IAD → ALB

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:30 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4926. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5279%
Friday5256%
Saturday5271%
Sunday5244%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 4926 from IAD to ALB late?

United Airlines 4926 from Washington, DC to Albany, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.