Flight profile · United Airlines
UA2169
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Washington (IAD) · scheduled 8:40 AM – 11:14 AM
How UA2169 performs
512 operations, 2024-03-31 to 2026-06-30.
UA2169 arrived on time 91.0% of the time, against 86.5% for all FLL → IAD flights — this specific departure is 4.5 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 4.3 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 512 operations between 2024-03-31 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA2169 | 91.0% | 0.20% | -11 min | 2.7% | 512 |
| United Airlines on FLL → IAD | 86.7% | 0.72% | -11 min | 4.8% | 2,354 |
| All FLL → IAD flights | 86.5% | 0.79% | -11 min | 4.8% | 2,395 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-03-31 to 2026-06-30
Other routes UA2169 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROC→IAD Rochester to Washington | 2026-06-25 – 2026-06-25 | 1 | — |
| ORD→GEG Chicago to Spokane | 2026-02-11 – 2026-02-11 | 1 | — |
| LAX→LAS Los Angeles to Las Vegas | 2026-01-06 – 2026-02-10 | 31 | — |
| SFO→SMF San Francisco to Sacramento | 2026-01-21 – 2026-02-04 | 2 | — |
| EWR→FLL Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 2025-09-25 – 2025-10-25 | 31 | — |
| EWR→MCO Newark to Orlando | 2025-08-19 – 2025-09-24 | 31 | — |
| LAS→EWR Las Vegas to Newark | 2025-09-02 – 2025-09-24 | 20 | — |
| IAD→DFW Washington to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2024-08-19 – 2025-05-31 | 116 | 98.2% |
| IAH→EWR Houston to Newark | 2025-05-01 – 2025-05-21 | 21 | — |
| IAD→AUS Washington to Austin | 2025-01-07 – 2025-02-12 | 32 | — |
| LAS→DEN Las Vegas to Denver | 2024-05-02 – 2024-05-22 | 21 | — |
| ORD→PHX Chicago to Phoenix | 2023-07-01 – 2024-03-30 | 184 | 85.3% |
| IAD→ORD Washington to Chicago | 2023-07-01 – 2024-03-06 | 220 | 85.3% |
| MCO→ORD Orlando to Chicago | 2023-10-01 – 2023-10-28 | 28 | — |
| TPA→IAD Tampa to Washington | 2023-09-05 – 2023-09-28 | 24 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2169 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why UA2169 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for UA2169 on FLL → IAD. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on FLL → IAD
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA315 | United Airlines | 84.9% | 11 min early | 926 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 512 records of UA2169 operating FLL → IAD, 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.