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UA 4889 on time

United Airlines 4889: Albany to Washington at 9:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
365 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4889 flights from Albany arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 4889: ALB → IAD

Scheduled to leave Albany at 9:50 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4889. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5269%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5277%
Friday5283%
Saturday5271%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 4889 from ALB to IAD late?

United Airlines 4889 from Albany, NY to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.