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UA 4486 on time

United Airlines 4486: Newark to Washington at 3:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
41%
280 flights · likely 35–47%
Cancelled
6.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+19 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
40%
UA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 UA 4486 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (59%); 6.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 19 minutes late.

UA 4486: EWR → DCA

Scheduled to leave Newark at 3:00 p.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4486. Over the past year it arrived on time 41% of the time (280 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (40%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Aug 2025: 42% on time (26 flights)42AugSep 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62SepOct 2025: 38% on time (21 flights)38OctDec 2025: too few flights (6 flights)DecJan 2026: 21% on time (24 flights)21JanFeb 2026: 25% on time (24 flights)25FebMar 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41MarApr 2026: 27% on time (30 flights)27AprMay 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4430%
Tuesday4337%
Wednesday4250%
Thursday4337%
Friday4333%
Saturday2273%
Sunday4344%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4486 from EWR to DCA late?

United Airlines 4486 from Newark, NJ to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 59% of 280 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.1% 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.