UA3552United Airlines · IAD → DTW
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3552 WashingtonIAD · 12:40 DetroitDTW · 14:16

UA3552 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:13

scheduled from IAD

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~40 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+15 gate · −24 arrival
10-23
+15 gate · −27 arrival
10-22
+8 gate · −27 arrival
10-21
+15 gate · −24 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
IAD→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. 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 at IAD

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 13°C to 19°C
  • 93% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at DTW

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low12°Clikely 9°C to 14°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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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
UA4345departs 08:35
UA6137departs 08:35
UA3504departs 12:35
UA4540departs 17:15
UA6246departs 17:15
UA2622departs 22:20

If UA3552 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How UA3552 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3552 across the IAD and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. 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 UA3552 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
11-04IAD 12:40 12:55 (+15)DTW 14:16 13:52 (−24)
10-23IAD 12:40 12:55 (+15)DTW 14:16 13:49 (−27)
10-22IAD 12:40 12:48 (+8)DTW 14:16 13:49 (−27)
10-21IAD 12:40 12:55 (+15)DTW 14:16 13:52 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N722YX, N752YX, N726YX.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and DTW published them.

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