United Airlines

Is UA989 delayed?

Service date: Aug 31, 2026 · Scheduled departure date (America/New_York)

Arrived

7 min early

Updated Sep 1, 2026, 05:21 UTC

Departure

Dulles

IAD

Actual

18:17~~17:20~~

Aug 31

Arrival

Frankfurt-am-Main

FRA

Actual

07:12~~07:20~~

Sep 1

Times shown in airport local time

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled: Aug 31, 2026, 21:20 UTC
Estimated: Aug 31, 2026, 22:17 UTC
Actual: Aug 31, 2026, 22:17 UTC

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled: Sep 1, 2026, 05:20 UTC
Estimated: Sep 1, 2026, 05:20 UTC
Actual: Sep 1, 2026, 05:12 UTC

Route overview

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

Thu, Sep 17, 2026
IAD → FRA
21 min late
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
IAD → FRA
21 min early
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
IAD → FRA
32 min late
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
IAD → FRA
80 min late
Sun, Sep 13, 2026
IAD → FRA
10 min late

Flight history and details

Aug 18, 2026 — Sep 17, 2026

Observed arrivals: 26
Arrivals over 15 minutes late: 10
Observed cancellations: 1
Observed occurrences: 30

Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.

How flight status works

UA989 Recent arrival history
Service date	Departure	Arrival	Actual	Arrival delay (minutes)
Sep 17, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 17, 2026, 05:41 UTC	21
Sep 16, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 16, 2026, 04:59 UTC	-21
Sep 15, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 15, 2026, 05:52 UTC	32
Sep 14, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 14, 2026, 06:40 UTC	80
Sep 13, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 13, 2026, 05:30 UTC	10
Sep 12, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 12, 2026, 05:14 UTC	-6
Sep 11, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 11, 2026, 04:52 UTC	-28
Sep 10, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 10, 2026, 05:17 UTC	-3
Sep 9, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 9, 2026, 05:27 UTC	7
Sep 8, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 8, 2026, 05:09 UTC	-11
Sep 7, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 7, 2026, 04:58 UTC	-22
Sep 5, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 6, 2026, 06:15 UTC	55
Sep 4, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 5, 2026, 05:26 UTC	6
Sep 3, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 4, 2026, 05:42 UTC	22
Sep 2, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 3, 2026, 05:21 UTC	1
Sep 1, 2026Cancelled	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Not available	Not available
Aug 31, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Sep 1, 2026, 05:12 UTC	-7
Aug 30, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 31, 2026, 08:19 UTC	179
Aug 29, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 30, 2026, 05:01 UTC	-18
Aug 28, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 29, 2026, 04:52 UTC	-27
Aug 27, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 28, 2026, 08:17 UTC	177
Aug 26, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 27, 2026, 05:24 UTC	4
Aug 25, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 26, 2026, 06:05 UTC	45
Aug 24, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 25, 2026, 05:13 UTC	-6
Aug 23, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 24, 2026, 05:46 UTC	26
Aug 22, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 23, 2026, 06:40 UTC	80
Aug 18, 2026Arrived	Dulles	Frankfurt-am-Main	Aug 19, 2026, 04:46 UTC	-33