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UA2201

Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD) · scheduled 10:30 AM – 11:46 AM

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How UA2201 performs

477 operations, 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
93.0%
437 of 470 completed
Cancellation rate
1.47%
7 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-9 min
Average -3.6 min
Severe delays
3.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
85 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
95.3%
Left the gate on time

UA2201 arrived on time 93.0% of the time, against 79.2% for all DCAORD flights — this specific departure is 13.8 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 13.7 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 477 operations between 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA220193.0%1.47%-9 min3.2%477
United Airlines on DCAORD79.3%1.89%-6 min8.4%9,975
All DCAORD flights79.2%2.35%-8 min8.8%19,524

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA2201 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
BNADEN Nashville to Denver2026-03-292026-05-2038
DENDFW Denver to Dallas–Fort Worth2026-03-312026-04-289
ORDBNA Chicago to Nashville2026-02-122026-03-2738
ORDDEN Chicago to Denver2025-12-182026-01-0519
ORDMIA Chicago to Miami2025-12-042025-12-158
ORDPHX Chicago to Phoenix2025-09-252025-10-2531
ORDEWR Chicago to Newark2025-08-192025-09-0114
ORDMCO Chicago to Orlando2025-05-012025-08-1875
MCODEN Orlando to Denver2025-08-012025-08-1813
TYSORD Knoxville/Maryville to Chicago2025-03-062025-03-2924
ORDDFW Chicago to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-03-082025-03-294
ORDBOS Chicago to Boston2025-03-062025-03-2820
BZNSFO Bozeman to San Francisco2024-12-192025-03-0540
SATSFO San Antonio to San Francisco2025-01-072025-02-1237
SFOSAN San Francisco to San Diego2025-01-072025-02-1237
ORDSBN Chicago to South Bend2024-10-112024-10-132
ORDAUS Chicago to Austin2024-08-192024-09-2535
DTWORD Detroit to Chicago2024-08-192024-08-3011
DENSEA Denver to Seattle2024-01-092024-08-1822362.6%
DENHDN Denver to Hayden2023-12-212024-01-0819
ELPDEN El Paso to Denver2023-07-012023-12-2016773.3%
DENBZN Denver to Bozeman2023-11-162023-11-161
IADMSN Washington to Madison2023-08-232023-08-231

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2201 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 477 records of UA2201 operating DCAORD, 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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