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UA281 United Airlines - Flight Status

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Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA281, which currently operates between the airports of Washington - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Airport Code DCA) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, February 22, 2025.

UA281 On Time performance:
71
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

UA281 United Airlines to Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday February 22, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 21, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (February 23, 2025). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

Washington (DCA)
February 22, 2025
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
08:30 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
B11
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:30 am

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
February 22, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:51 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B21
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:51 am
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- NZ2268 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA281?
The flight UA281 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA281?
The distance between the two airports is 610 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:21 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:26 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Washington: 2025-02-22 05:17:30
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-02-22 04:17:30

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Washington and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1200. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1630. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1682. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2304. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2903. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2959. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3180. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA489. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1296. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1349. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1581. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1685. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1728. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1748. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 62 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1793. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1888. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2148. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA231. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2362. (On Time performance: 29 - Average Delay: 51 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA267. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3470. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3509. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3520. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3544. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3623. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5800. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from February 13, 2025 to February 19, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 5 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 29 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 47 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights UA281

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
21 February
08:20 am
Washington (DCA)
09:31 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 11min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Thursday
20 February
08:16 am
Washington (DCA)
09:12 am
Chicago (ORD)
01h 56min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
19 February
08:21 am
Washington (DCA)
09:47 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 26min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
18 February
08:21 am
Washington (DCA)
09:40 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 19min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 February
12:39 pm
Washington (DCA)
01:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 16min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
16 February
08:20 am
Washington (DCA)
09:45 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 25min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Saturday
15 February
08:24 am
Washington (DCA)
09:56 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 32min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Friday
14 February
08:25 am
Washington (DCA)
09:50 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 25min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Thursday
13 February
09:35 am
Washington (DCA)
11:11 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 36min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed