The nonstop is quickest: United SFO → DCA (5h 27m), on time 4 times in 5. United via Bush (8h 57m) is more reliable, 92%, but takes 3h 30m longer.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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All 2 United flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| United | SFO | DCA | 5h 27m | 80% | 0.6% | 727 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479 | 55m Denver | DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789 | 6h 59m | 95% | 86% |
| UnitedDetails → | SFO 23:30 → ORD 05:57UA 368 | 1h 03m Chicago | ORD 07:00 → DCA 09:59 +1UA 482 | 7h 29m | 87% | 72% |
| UnitedDetails → | SFO 22:38 → ORD 05:01UA 2278 | 59m Chicago | ORD 06:00 → DCA 08:54 +1UA 1077 | 7h 16m | 81% | 72% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON