UA4561 WashingtonDCA · 06:00 New YorkEWR · 07:16
UA4561 by United Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to New York (EWR) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.
arrived at EWR · 7 min early
⚖ UA4561 typically leaves +11 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at DCA and EWR 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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 Washington to New York flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA4561 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA4561 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4561 across the DCA and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4561 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: N524GJ, N508GJ, N576GJ, N587GJ.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and EWR published them.
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