UA2642United Airlines · RDU → IAD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2642 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 19:45 WashingtonIAD · 20:52

UA2642 by United Airlines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Washington (IAD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:20

scheduled from RDU

⚖ UA2642 typically leaves +20 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
+20 gate · −8 arrival
10-24
+23 gate · −7 arrival
10-23
+11 gate · −18 arrival
10-22
+20 gate · −8 arrival
10-21
+34 gate · +3 arrival
10-20
+8 gate · −20 arrival
10-19
+20 gate · −8 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
RDU→IADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at RDU 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.

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 Raleigh/Durham to Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1789departs 06:00
UA1535departs 10:40
UA4056departs 10:40
UA6230departs 10:40
UA4035departs 15:00
UA3556departs 15:05

If UA2642 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2642 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2642 across the RDU and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 11/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2642 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
10-26RDU 19:45 20:05 (+20)IAD 20:52 20:44 (−8)
10-24RDU 19:45 20:08 (+23)IAD 20:52 20:45 (−7)
10-23RDU 19:45 19:56 (+11)IAD 20:52 20:34 (−18)
10-22RDU 19:45 20:05 (+20)IAD 20:52 20:44 (−8)
10-21RDU 19:45 20:19 (+34)IAD 20:52 20:55 (+3)
10-20RDU 19:45 19:53 (+8)IAD 20:52 20:32 (−20)
10-19RDU 19:45 20:05 (+20)IAD 20:52 20:44 (−8)
10-18RDU 19:45 20:01 (+16)IAD 20:52 20:41 (−11)
10-17RDU 19:45 20:00 (+15)IAD 20:52 20:40 (−12)
10-16RDU 19:45 20:02 (+17)IAD 20:52 21:17 (+25)
10-15RDU 19:45 20:12 (+27)IAD 20:52 20:57 (+5)
10-14RDU 19:45 20:02 (+17)IAD 20:52 20:48 (−4)
10-13RDU 19:45 19:51 (+6)IAD 20:52 20:39 (−13)
10-12RDU 19:45 21:04 (+79)IAD 20:52 21:40 (+48)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N482UA, N487UA, N892UA, N882UA.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and IAD published them.

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