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UA 1785 on time

United Airlines 1785: Washington to Houston at 4:34 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
321 flights · likely 59–69%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1785 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 1785: DCA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Washington at 4:34 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (321 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (5 flights)SepOct 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78OctNov 2025: 59% on time (27 flights)59NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2026: 62% on time (29 flights)62MayJun 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JunJul 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48JulAug 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4959%
Tuesday4863%
Wednesday4873%
Thursday4869%
Friday4963%
Saturday3073%
Sunday4953%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 1785 from DCA to IAH late?

United Airlines 1785 from Washington, DC to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 321 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.