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UA1381

Washington (DCA) to Houston (IAH) · scheduled 2:45 PM – 5:25 PM

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How UA1381 performs

408 operations, 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
79.2%
319 of 403 completed
Cancellation rate
0.74%
3 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 5.6 min
Severe delays
8.7%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
71 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
78.3%
Left the gate on time

UA1381 arrived on time 79.2% of the time, against 82.3% for all DCAIAH flights — this specific departure is 3.2 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 4.2 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 408 operations between 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA138179.2%0.74%-7 min8.7%408
United Airlines on DCAIAH83.4%1.54%-11 min6.9%6,695
All DCAIAH flights82.3%1.92%-10 min7.2%7,555

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA1381 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
ORDDCA Chicago to Washington2025-02-132026-06-3026485.3%
IAHABQ Houston to Albuquerque2026-04-302026-06-3062
IAHPSP Houston to Palm Springs2026-04-122026-04-263
IAHLGA Houston to New York2026-03-052026-03-2824
SLCIAH Salt Lake City to Houston2026-03-072026-03-284
GRRORD Grand Rapids to Chicago2026-01-072026-02-1117
LAXLAS Los Angeles to Las Vegas2026-01-102026-01-101
MIAIAH Miami to Houston2025-12-242026-01-0311
IAHLAX Houston to Los Angeles2025-10-262025-12-1753
IAHMSY Houston to New Orleans2024-02-152025-08-1820060.2%
IAHCHS Houston to Charleston2025-08-092025-08-091
IAHMIA Houston to Miami2025-08-022025-08-021
IAHDCA Houston to Washington2025-07-262025-07-261
EWRMSP Newark to Minneapolis2025-06-252025-06-251
IAHAUS Houston to Austin2025-01-072025-02-1232
BURDEN Burbank to Denver2024-12-262025-01-037
INDIAH Indianapolis to Houston2024-12-032024-12-1816
CLEORD Cleveland to Chicago2024-11-302024-12-012
ORDSEA Chicago to Seattle2024-11-302024-12-012
IAHIAD Houston to Washington2024-08-192024-10-2669
IAHPHX Houston to Phoenix2024-06-272024-08-1853
SATIAH San Antonio to Houston2024-06-272024-08-1853
IAHTUL Houston to Tulsa2024-05-232024-06-2635
MSPIAH Minneapolis to Houston2023-10-302024-03-0683
IAHSAN Houston to San Diego2023-07-012024-01-0818882.8%
BWIIAH Baltimore to Houston2023-09-052023-10-2742

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1381 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 408 records of UA1381 operating DCAIAH, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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