ON TIMEBOARD

UA 4831 on time

United Airlines 4831: Washington to Roanoke at 12:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
296 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+81 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 4831 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 4831: IAD → ROA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 12:55 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4831. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (296 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 60% on time (20 flights)60AugSep 2025: 100% on time (24 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96FebMar 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66MayJun 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71JunAug 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4576%
Tuesday4593%
Wednesday4587%
Thursday4482%
Friday4269%
Saturday3087%
Sunday4576%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Severe weather 8%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 4831 from IAD to ROA late?

United Airlines 4831 from Washington, DC to Roanoke, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.