UA3985 ColumbusCMH · 10:30 WashingtonIAD · 11:55
UA3985 by United Airlines flies from Columbus (CMH) to Washington (IAD) for the Wed, Aug 19 departure.
departs CMH · on schedule
board checked 8m ago · checking again in 45s
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 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Columbus to Washington flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA3985 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 UA3985 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3985 across the CMH and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left heavily delayed (~98 min) but landed noticeably late (~27 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA3985 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: N33182, N85358, N62883.
Board clocks recorded as CMH and IAD published them.
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