UA1178 HoustonIAH · 14:51 WashingtonIAD · 19:02
UA1178 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Washington (IAD) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
en route from IAH to IAD
board checked 3m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:44.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at IAH and IAD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastHouston to Washington with United Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%0.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.0%0.9× usual
Forecast weather: 51% chance of fog at Houston
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Houston to Washington flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1178 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How UA1178 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1178 across the IAH and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -15 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1178 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N12238, N69833.
Board clocks recorded as IAH and IAD published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA1178 Houston to Washington on-time performance, measured from the IAH and IAD airport boards.
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