Route Reliability
Newark → Santa Ana
EWR–SNA · 2,433 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to John Wayne Airport
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 1,092
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 1,092 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
EWR–SNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
EWR–SNA flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 82%.
Trending in the right direction.
EWR–SNA flights arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% 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
- Mon88%(145 flights)
- Tue93%(151 flights)
- Wed86%(150 flights)
- Thu84%(150 flights)
- Fri87%(154 flights)
- Sat85%(156 flights)
- Sun82%(153 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(359 flights)
- 12–3 PM87%(360 flights)
- 3–6 PM84%(157 flights)
- 6–9 PM81%(183 flights)
Jun 85% → May 93% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 85% | 88 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 85 |
| August 2025 | 85% | 92 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 87 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 91 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 86 |
| December 2025 | 86% | 90 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 91 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 78 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 93 |
| April 2026 | 93% | 88 |
| May 2026 | 93% | 90 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,092 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.