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UA 1709 on time

United Airlines 1709: Nashville to Washington at 8:30 a.m.; Washington to Cleveland at 12:45 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BNA → IAD, its busiest leg

On time
83%
286 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 1709 flights from Nashville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 1709: BNA → IAD

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (286 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 95% on time (19 flights)95SepOct 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73OctNov 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85NovDec 2025: too few flights (11 flights)DecJan 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 100% on time (24 flights)100MayJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JulAug 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5080%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday3789%
Thursday4986%
Friday4988%
Saturday3482%
Sunday4877%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 73%Late inbound plane 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 3%

All flights BNA → IAD · Connecting off UA 1709? Check the risk

UA 1709: IAD → CLE

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (124 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday18—
Friday18—
Saturday18—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Severe weather 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Late inbound plane 4%

All flights IAD → CLE · Connecting off UA 1709? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1709 from BNA to IAD late?

United Airlines 1709 from Nashville, TN to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 286 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1709 from IAD to CLE late?

United Airlines 1709 from Washington, DC to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 124 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.