UA4473United Airlines · IAD → RIC
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA4473 WashingtonIAD · 22:10 RichmondRIC · 23:15

UA4473 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Richmond (RIC) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 22:18
22:13

departs IAD · 3 min late

⚖ UA4473 typically leaves +21 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~43 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+114+227+341 min
11-11
+13 gate · −30 arrival
11-10
+22 gate · −20 arrival
11-09
+9 gate · −29 arrival
11-08
+1 gate · −41 arrival
11-07
+41 gate · +4 arrival
11-06
+208 gate · +341 arrival
11-05
+16 gate · −23 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonModerate riskIAD delay board →
RICRichmondOn-time likelyRIC delay board →
IAD→RICevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IAD and RIC 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 Washington

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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.

Tomorrow at Richmond

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Richmond flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3750departs 07:05
UA3672departs 08:30
UA4254departs 08:45
UA4411departs 12:45
UA4249departs 18:35

If UA4473 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Richmond 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 UA4473 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4473 across the IAD and RIC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 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 UA4473 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
11-11IAD 22:10 22:23 (+13)RIC 23:15 22:45 (−30)
11-10IAD 22:10 22:32 (+22)RIC 23:15 22:55 (−20)
11-09IAD 22:10 22:19 (+9)RIC 23:15 22:46 (−29)
11-08IAD 22:10 22:11 (+1)RIC 23:15 22:34 (−41)
11-07IAD 22:10 22:51 (+41)RIC 23:10 23:14 (+4)
11-06IAD 22:10 01:38 (+208)RIC 23:15 04:56 (+341)
11-05IAD 22:10 22:26 (+16)RIC 23:15 22:52 (−23)
11-04IAD 22:10 22:31 (+21)RIC 23:15 22:53 (−22)
11-03IAD 22:10 22:23 (+13)RIC 23:15 22:48 (−27)
11-02IAD 22:10 08:45 (+635)RIC 23:15 09:06 (+591)
11-01IAD 22:10 22:35 (+25)RIC 23:15 23:04 (−11)
10-31IAD 22:10 22:24 (+14)RIC 23:15 22:45 (−30)
10-30IAD 22:10 22:47 (+37)RIC 23:15 23:06 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N564GJ, N545GJ, N541GJ, N524GJ.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and RIC published them.

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