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UA 2163 on time

United Airlines 2163: Washington to San Diego at 12:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
257 flights · likely 77–87%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 2163 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 2163: IAD → SAN

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (257 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%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3786%
Tuesday3672%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3778%
Friday3778%
Saturday3784%
Sunday3792%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 2163 from IAD to SAN late?

United Airlines 2163 from Washington, DC to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 257 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.