Flight Reliability
UA 2434 · United Airlines
Newark → Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)
77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 11 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.9%
- Cancelled
- 5 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
UA 2434 arrived on time 84% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 72%.
A bit ahead of the EWR–LAX route.
UA 2434 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 73% across the EWR–LAX route.
Trending in the right direction.
UA 2434 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon73%(48 flights)
- Tue75%(51 flights)
- Wed84%(50 flights)
- Thu83%(52 flights)
- Fri84%(51 flights)
- Sat80%(51 flights)
- Sun72%(53 flights)
97%
May
Jun 86% → May 97% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 86% | 28 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 57% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 68% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 65% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 52% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 86% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 97% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 80%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 356
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 364 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.