UA471United Airlines · IAD → ATL
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UA471 WashingtonIAD · 12:35 AtlantaATL · 14:36

UA471 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowDescending into Atlanta
In flight

currently flying from IAD to ATL

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
ATL3 mi leftIAD
1,500 ftAltitudedescending
151 mphSpeed131 kt
90°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 50m

⚖ UA471 typically leaves +11 and lands −30. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−30 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~41 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+30+60+90 min
11-03
+82 arrival
11-02
+18 gate · −22 arrival
11-01
+14 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · −35 arrival
10-30
+11 gate · −30 arrival
10-29
+35 gate · −7 arrival
10-28
+7 gate · −32 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 −30 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
IAD→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by IAD (Washington), currently flying VFR (visual). 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 13°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 Atlanta

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
  • 36% chance of thunder
  • 29% chance of fog
  • 97% 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.

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 Atlanta flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2739departs 08:15
UA2081departs 17:35
UA1635departs 22:39

If UA471 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta 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 UA471 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA471 across the IAD and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 UA471 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
11-03IAD 12:35ATL 14:36 15:58 (+82)
11-02IAD 12:35 12:53 (+18)ATL 14:36 14:14 (−22)
11-01IAD 12:35 12:49 (+14)ATL 14:36 14:15 (−21)
10-31IAD 12:35 12:40 (+5)ATL 14:36 14:01 (−35)
10-30IAD 12:35 12:46 (+11)ATL 14:36 14:06 (−30)
10-29IAD 12:35 13:10 (+35)ATL 14:36 14:29 (−7)
10-28IAD 12:35 12:42 (+7)ATL 14:36 14:04 (−32)
10-27IAD 14:40 14:41 (+1)ATL 14:36 15:58 (+82)
10-26IAD 12:35 12:45 (+10)ATL 14:36 13:59 (−37)
10-25IAD 12:35 12:48 (+13)ATL 14:36 13:59 (−37)
10-24IAD 12:52 13:01 (+9)ATL 14:50 14:16 (−34)
10-23IAD 12:45 13:26 (+41)ATL 14:43 14:36 (−7)
10-22IAD 12:45 12:55 (+10)ATL 14:43 14:07 (−36)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N821UA, N444UA, N896UA, N890UA.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and ATL published them.

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