UA721United Airlines · BOS → IAD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA721 BostonBOS · 14:40 WashingtonIAD · 16:27

UA721 by United Airlines flies from Boston (BOS) to Washington (IAD) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowLanded in Washington · today
16:14

arrived at IAD · 13 min early

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
10-31
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-29
+0 gate · −16 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −16 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · +13 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
BOS→IADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BOS and IAD 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Boston to Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1734departs 05:30
UA2098departs 09:30
UA3409departs 17:49
UA2136departs 19:13
UA694departs 19:41

If UA721 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS 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 UA721 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA721 across the BOS and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA721 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
10-31BOS 14:40 (+0)IAD 16:27 16:14 (−13)
10-30BOS 14:40 (+0)IAD 16:27 16:14 (−13)
10-29BOS 14:40 (+0)IAD 16:27 16:11 (−16)
10-28BOS 14:40 (+0)IAD 16:27 16:11 (−16)
10-27BOS 14:40 (+0)IAD 16:27 16:40 (+13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N37413, N38417, N67827.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and IAD published them.

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Pro Flight Search: UA721 Boston to Washington on-time performance, measured from the BOS and IAD airport boards.

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