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UA 4945 on time

United Airlines 4945: Washington to Ithaca at 5:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
356 flights · likely 65–74%
Cancelled
5.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 4945 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 5.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 4945: IAD → ITH

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:25 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4945. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (356 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 73% on time (22 flights)73Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5169%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5167%
Thursday5176%
Friday5066%
Saturday5068%
Sunday5161%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Late inbound plane 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 15%

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Questions

How often is UA 4945 from IAD to ITH late?

United Airlines 4945 from Washington, DC to Ithaca/Cortland, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 356 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.6% 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.