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UA 3487 on time

United Airlines 3487: Washington to Charleston at 12:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
156 flights · likely 83–93%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 3487 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 3487: IAD → CHS

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:35 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3487. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (156 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96OctDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2391%
Tuesday21100%
Wednesday2195%
Thursday23100%
Friday2370%
Saturday2396%
Sunday2273%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 3487 from IAD to CHS late?

United Airlines 3487 from Washington, DC to Charleston, SC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 156 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.