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UA 3688 on time

United Airlines 3688: New York to Washington at 2:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
58%
294 flights · likely 52–63%
Cancelled
5.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
57%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 3688 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (42%); 5.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

UA 3688: LGA → IAD

Scheduled to leave New York at 2:55 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3688. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (294 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50NovDec 2025: 65% on time (17 flights)65DecJan 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76FebMar 2026: 43% on time (28 flights)43MarApr 2026: too few flights (5 flights)AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4245%
Tuesday4264%
Wednesday4257%
Thursday4252%
Friday4264%
Saturday4372%
Sunday4149%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 18%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%

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Questions

How often is UA 3688 from LGA to IAD late?

United Airlines 3688 from New York, NY to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.8% 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.