UA979 EdinburghEDI · 12:30 WashingtonIAD · 15:35
UA979 by United Airlines flies from Edinburgh (EDI) to Washington (IAD) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.
arrived at IAD · 23 min early
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
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at EDI 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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.
How UA979 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA979 across the EDI and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~19 min) but landed about 23 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA979 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: N21108.
Board clocks recorded as EDI and IAD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA979 Edinburgh to Washington on-time performance, measured from the EDI and IAD airport boards.
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