UA4538 WashingtonIAD · 17:30 ColumbusCMH · 19:01
UA4538 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Columbus (CMH).
scheduled from IAD
Where the minutes go
last 6 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 +113 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at IAD and CMH 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 on this route
ForecastWashington to Columbus with United Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.3%0.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.8%0.6× usual
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Columbus flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA4538 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Columbus 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 UA4538 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4538 across the IAD and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~235 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 1/3 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4538 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: N507GJ, N561GJ, N542GJ, N557GJ.
Board clocks recorded as IAD and CMH published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA4538 Washington to Columbus on-time performance, measured from the IAD and CMH airport boards.
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