UA3494United Airlines · IAD → DTW
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3494 WashingtonIAD · 12:35 DetroitDTW · 14:11

UA3494 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Detroit (DTW) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Right nowExpected in Detroit · today
14:11

arrival expected at DTW · on schedule

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-19
+20 gate
09-18
+20 gate · +0 arrival
09-17
+51 gate · +0 arrival
09-16
+32 gate · +0 arrival
09-15
+8 gate · +0 arrival

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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonModerate riskIAD delay board →
DTWDetroitHigh riskDTW delay board →
IAD→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+2 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAD and DTW 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 Washington to Detroit flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6137departs 08:35
UA4316departs 17:25
UA4559departs 17:25
UA6246departs 17:25
UA4024departs 22:20

If UA3494 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Detroit 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 UA3494 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3494 across the IAD and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 UA3494 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
09-19IAD 12:35 12:55 (+20)DTW 14:11
09-18IAD 12:35 12:55 (+20)DTW 14:07 (+0)
09-17IAD 12:35 13:26 (+51)DTW 14:50 (+0)
09-16IAD 12:35 13:07 (+32)DTW 14:16 (+0)
09-15IAD 12:35 12:43 (+8)DTW 13:54 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N767YX, N740YX, N757YX, N778YX.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and DTW published them.

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