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Flight Reliability

UA 4954 · United Airlines

ITH → Washington (ITHIAD)

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 4954 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 69% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 4954 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 4954 was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

UA 4954 arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(50 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed86%(44 flights)
  • Thu78%(51 flights)
  • Fri78%(51 flights)
  • Sat84%(51 flights)
  • Sun69%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 67% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202571%28
August 202583%30
September 202593%30
October 202587%31
November 202593%27
December 202587%30
January 202687%30
February 202663%27
March 202679%28
April 202677%30
May 202696%28
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Based on 364 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.