UA2023United Airlines · CPT → IAD
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UA2023 Cape TownCPT · 20:50 WashingtonIAD · 05:55

UA2023 by United Airlines flies from Cape Town (CPT) to Washington (IAD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Tue Fri Sun
20:50

scheduled from CPT

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+9 gate · −20 arrival
11-01
+62 gate · +17 arrival
10-30
CANCELLED
10-27
+10 gate · −72 arrival
10-25
+70 gate · +52 arrival
10-23
+9 gate · −2 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 −2 min · 1 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CPT 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 →

Tomorrow at Cape Town

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 17°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 Washington

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 17°C
  • 31% chance of fog

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.

How UA2023 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2023 across the CPT and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2023 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
11-03CPT 20:50 20:59 (+9)IAD 05:55 05:35 (−20)
11-01CPT 20:50 21:52 (+62)IAD 05:55 06:12 (+17)
10-30CANCELLED
10-27CPT 20:50 21:00 (+10)IAD 06:45 05:33 (−72)
10-25CPT 20:50 22:00 (+70)IAD 06:45 07:37 (+52)
10-23CPT 20:00 20:09 (+9)IAD 05:30 05:28 (−2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N36962, N22995, N27958.

Board clocks recorded as CPT and IAD published them.

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