UA1273United Airlines · CMH → IAD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1273 ColumbusCMH · 19:59 WashingtonIAD · 21:19

UA1273 by United Airlines flies from Columbus (CMH) to Washington (IAD) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate B36
19:59

departs CMH · on schedule

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
−27 arrival
09-15
−10 gate · −27 arrival
09-14
−22 arrival
09-13
+11 gate · +14 arrival
09-12
−15 arrival
09-11
−4 arrival
09-10
+7 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −15 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
CMH→IADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.2%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CMH and IAD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Columbus to Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3430departs 06:00
UA3985departs 10:30
UA3998departs 10:30
UA4281departs 10:30
UA1338departs 15:15
UA4044departs 15:20

If UA1273 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Columbus to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CMH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1273 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1273 across the CMH and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1273 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-16CMH 19:59IAD 21:19 20:52 (−27)
09-15CMH 19:59 19:49 (−10)IAD 21:19 20:52 (−27)
09-14CMH 19:59IAD 21:19 20:57 (−22)
09-13CMH 19:59 20:10 (+11)IAD 21:19 21:33 (+14)
09-12CMH 19:59IAD 21:19 21:04 (−15)
09-11CMH 19:59IAD 21:19 21:15 (−4)
09-10CMH 19:59 20:06 (+7)IAD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N853UA, N844UA, N872UA, N871UA.

Board clocks recorded as CMH and IAD published them.

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