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UA 2096 · United Airlines

Los Angeles → Newark (LAX–EWR)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (EWR–FLL, PHX–LAX) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 451 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 2096 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 54% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

UA 2096 arrived on time 95% of the time on Fridays and just 79% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the LAX–EWR route.

UA 2096 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 80% across the LAX–EWR route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 2096 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(62 flights)
  • Tue89%(63 flights)
  • Wed84%(62 flights)
  • Thu83%(64 flights)
  • Fri95%(62 flights)
  • Sat86%(65 flights)
  • Sun80%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(400 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(39 flights)
On-time trend by month
98%
May

Jun 74% → May 98% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%39
July 202581%84
August 202590%30
September 202589%36
October 202584%31
November 202590%29
December 202590%31
January 202683%30
February 202696%27
March 202668%31
April 202687%30
May 202698%41
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
439
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 451 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.