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UA 3409 on time

United Airlines 3409: Detroit to Newark at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
196 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
4.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 3409 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 4.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

UA 3409: DTW → EWR

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 9:00 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3409. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (196 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctDec 2025: 81% on time (16 flights)81DecFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2886%
Tuesday2886%
Wednesday2893%
Thursday2990%
Friday3090%
Saturday2580%
Sunday2879%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Late inbound plane 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 3409 from DTW to EWR late?

United Airlines 3409 from Detroit, MI to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 196 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% 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.