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UA 1406 on time

United Airlines 1406: Washington to Fort Myers at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
221 flights · likely 85–93%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 UA 1406 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 1406: IAD → RSW

Scheduled to leave Washington at 9:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (221 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2025: 100% on time (18 flights)100AugDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92FebMar 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 92% on time (25 flights)92MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3190%
Tuesday24100%
Wednesday3093%
Thursday34100%
Friday3482%
Saturday3485%
Sunday3482%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 7%Severe weather 4%

All flights IAD → RSW · Connecting off UA 1406? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1406 from IAD to RSW late?

United Airlines 1406 from Washington, DC to Fort Myers, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 221 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.