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UA 4823 on time

United Airlines 4823: Washington to Buffalo at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
234 flights · likely 66–77%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+94 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4823 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 4823: IAD → BUF

Scheduled to leave Washington at 5:30 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4823. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (234 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78AugOct 2025: too few flights (4 flights)OctNov 2025: 90% on time (21 flights)90NovDec 2025: 53% on time (15 flights)53DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67MarApr 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86AprMay 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72MayJun 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3272%
Tuesday3574%
Wednesday3471%
Thursday3586%
Friday3667%
Saturday3070%
Sunday3263%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is UA 4823 from IAD to BUF late?

United Airlines 4823 from Washington, DC to Buffalo, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 234 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.