UA2224

For travellers

Departure · Houston (IAH)

Terminal C · Gate C43

Scheduled 02 Oct 19:50 · Departed 02 Oct 19:43 · early

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 02 Oct 20:05 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Washington (DCA)

Terminal 2 · Gate B12 · Baggage belt 5

Scheduled 02 Oct 23:59 · Estimated 02 Oct 23:35 · early

Board status: InAir

Landed 02 Oct 23:47 (ADS-B)

Board data from houston, mwaa, updated 768 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) — Houston, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 00:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 01:05 UTC

Arrival

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — Washington, United States

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 03:59 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 03:35 UTC

Codeshares

EK6101, NZ6473

Distance flown

2107 km

Straight-line distance

1942 km

Approach distance

176 km

Aircraft

Registration

N27256

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

166 total (96 Economy, 54 Economy Plus, 16 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

39.3 t (302 kg/pax Business, 230 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

518 kt

Tracked

2h 41m · 2,102 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

United Airlines (UAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 01:05 UTC	UAL2224	IAH → DCA Houston → Washington	N27256	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2107 km
2026-10-02 02:15 UTC	UAL2224	IAH → DCA Houston → Washington	N27258	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2081 km
2026-10-01 01:04 UTC	UAL2224	IAH → DCA Houston → Washington	N37372	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2012 km
2026-09-30 21:30 UTC	UAL1433	IAH → DCA Houston → Washington	N37372	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2453 km est. (465 km recorded)
2026-09-30 01:03 UTC	UAL2224	IAH → DCA Houston → Washington	N37372	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1995 km
2026-09-23 19:19 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → DCA Phoenix → Washington	N77588	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3752 km est. (1765 km recorded)
2026-09-22 20:09 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → DCA Phoenix → Washington	N47533	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3658 km est. (1670 km recorded)
2026-09-21 19:09 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → IAH Phoenix → Houston	N17406	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed (landing presumed)	1701 km
2026-09-20 19:37 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → IAH Phoenix → Houston	N37440	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	1685 km
2026-09-19 23:32 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → IAH Phoenix → Houston	N17597	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed (landing presumed)	1733 km
2026-09-18 19:22 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → IAH Phoenix → Houston	N37506	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed (landing presumed)	1765 km
2026-09-17 21:11 UTC	UAL2224	PHX → IAH Phoenix → Houston	N17429	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	1760 km