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Route Reliability

Newark → San Diego

EWRSAN · 2,425 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to San Diego International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
1,553
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines81%1,225 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines78%328 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–SAN flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 75%.

Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

EWR–SAN flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(213 flights)
  • Tue82%(216 flights)
  • Wed82%(217 flights)
  • Thu80%(214 flights)
  • Fri81%(219 flights)
  • Sat77%(209 flights)
  • Sun75%(218 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(358 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(357 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(544 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(246 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 72% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%133
July 202570%146
August 202579%153
September 202586%139
October 202577%141
November 202574%113
December 202579%121
January 202678%94
February 202683%92
March 202692%123
April 202687%119
May 202691%132

Based on 1,553 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.