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UA 1873 on time

United Airlines 1873: Phoenix to Washington at 8:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 86–92%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 UA 1873 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 1873: PHX → IAD

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (28 flights)100FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5290%
Friday5288%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 1873 from PHX to IAD late?

United Airlines 1873 from Phoenix, AZ to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.