UA989United Airlines · IAD → FRA
live · 46m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA989 WashingtonIAD Frankfurt am MainFRA · 07:25

UA989 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowExpected in Frankfurt am Main · today
07:25

arrival expected at FRA · on schedule

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonModerate riskIAD delay board →
FRAFrankfurt am MainOn-time likelyFRA delay board →
IAD→FRAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IAD and FRA 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

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°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 Frankfurt am Main

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 13°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 2°C
  • 94% 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Frankfurt am Main flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA932departs 22:10

If UA989 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Washington to Frankfurt am Main 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 UA989 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA989 across the IAD and FRA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +118 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA989 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
11-14IAD FRA 07:25 08:12 (+47)
11-13IAD FRA 07:25 10:34 (+189)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N2136U, N2534U.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and FRA published them.

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