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UA 2148 on time

United Airlines 2148: Washington to Chicago at 6:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
47%
348 flights · likely 42–52%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
47%
UA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 UA 2148 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (53%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes late.

UA 2148: DCA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 47% of the time (348 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (47%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 40% on time (30 flights)40SepOct 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39OctNov 2025: 52% on time (29 flights)52NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 31% on time (26 flights)31AprMay 2026: 52% on time (29 flights)52MayJun 2026: 38% on time (26 flights)38JunJul 2026: 30% on time (27 flights)30JulAug 2026: 38% on time (29 flights)38Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5351%
Tuesday5260%
Wednesday5248%
Thursday5143%
Friday5235%
Saturday3647%
Sunday5246%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%

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Questions

How often is UA 2148 from DCA to ORD late?

United Airlines 2148 from Washington, DC to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 53% of 348 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.