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UA 4938 on time

United Airlines 4938: State College to Washington at 3:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
354 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 4938 flights from State College arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

UA 4938: SCE → IAD

Scheduled to leave State College at 3:15 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4938. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (354 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%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5190%
Tuesday5182%
Wednesday5190%
Thursday5184%
Friday5078%
Saturday5288%
Sunday4877%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 4938 from SCE to IAD late?

United Airlines 4938 from State College, PA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 354 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.