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UA 4977 on time

United Airlines 4977: Washington to Syracuse at 5:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
194 flights · likely 65–78%
Cancelled
5.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+107 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4977 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 5.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 4977: IAD → SYR

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:20 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4977. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (194 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%May 2025: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2025: 72% on time (18 flights)72AugJan 2026: 74% on time (19 flights)74JanFeb 2026: too few flights (8 flights)FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86AprMay 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83MayJun 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2026: 44% on time (27 flights)44JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2669%
Wednesday3171%
Thursday3174%
Friday3165%
Saturday18—
Sunday3168%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 4977 from IAD to SYR late?

United Airlines 4977 from Washington, DC to Syracuse, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 194 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.7% 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.