UA251 WashingtonIAD · 18:00 New OrleansMSY · 19:48
UA251 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to New Orleans (MSY).
scheduled from IAD
⚖ UA251 typically leaves +19 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −19 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MSY (New Orleans), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to New Orleans flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA251 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA251 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA251 across the IAD and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 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 UA251 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: N872UA, N466UA, N837UA, N804UA.
Board clocks recorded as IAD and MSY published them.
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