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UA 1678 on time

United Airlines 1678: San Francisco to Washington at 8:20 a.m.; Washington to Houston at 7:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → DCA, its busiest leg

On time
87%
363 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 1678 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

UA 1678: SFO → DCA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 8:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (363 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5184%
Thursday5281%
Friday5279%
Saturday5192%
Sunday5292%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 68%Late inbound plane 23%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%

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UA 1678: DCA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Washington at 7:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (133 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Washington to Houston (100% of days). United Airlines's last DCA–IAH flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.8% 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 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77MayJun 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JunJul 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2273%
Tuesday2157%
Wednesday2181%
Thursday2378%
Friday2370%
Sunday2361%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 60%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is UA 1678 from SFO to DCA late?

United Airlines 1678 from San Francisco, CA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1678 from DCA to IAH late?

United Airlines 1678 from Washington, DC to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 133 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.