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UA 4250 on time

United Airlines 4250: Washington to Harrisburg at 5:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
209 flights · likely 69–81%
Cancelled
4.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+104 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4250 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 4.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 4250: IAD → MDT

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:55 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4250. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (209 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Washington to Harrisburg (54% of days). United Airlines's last IAD–MDT flight was cancelled 2.7% of the time, against 1.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:35 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69JunJul 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 96% on time (24 flights)96OctDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3168%
Tuesday2893%
Wednesday2879%
Thursday3181%
Friday3165%
Saturday3070%
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4250 from IAD to MDT late?

United Airlines 4250 from Washington, DC to Harrisburg, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 209 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.8% 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.