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UA 6209 on time

United Airlines 6209: Washington to Charlotte at 5:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
161 flights · likely 56–70%
Cancelled
5.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 6209 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 5.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 6209: IAD → CLT

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:20 p.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 6209. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (161 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68NovDec 2025: 87% on time (15 flights)87DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2861%
Tuesday2171%
Wednesday2176%
Thursday2352%
Friday2255%
Saturday2075%
Sunday2658%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Severe weather 16%

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Questions

How often is UA 6209 from IAD to CLT late?

United Airlines 6209 from Washington, DC to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 161 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.6% 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.