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UA 6279 on time

United Airlines 6279: Charlotte to Washington at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
124 flights · likely 81–93%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+190 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 6279 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 6279: CLT → IAD

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 6279. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (124 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (1 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2291%
Tuesday16—
Wednesday16—
Thursday15—
Friday2190%
Saturday14—
Sunday2085%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 74%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 6279 from CLT to IAD late?

United Airlines 6279 from Charlotte, NC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 124 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.