UA4038 New YorkLGA · 10:25 WashingtonIAD · 11:55
UA4038 by United Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Washington (IAD) for the Thu, Oct 22 departure.
en route from LGA to IAD
board checked 15m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:23 · typical taxi-out at LGA ≈ 12.9 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +125 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LGA 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Washington flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA4038 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA4038 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4038 across the LGA and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~130 min late. Based on 1 confirmed landing · 0/1 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4038 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: N85354.
Board clocks recorded as LGA and IAD published them.
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