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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Newark

LAX–EWR · 2,454 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
5,002
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines91%582 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines79%3,530 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways78%543 flights
  4. 4.Spirit Airlines74%347 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–EWR flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 66% between 12–3 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

LAX–EWR flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 75%.

Alaska Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 74%.

Ticking up lately.

LAX–EWR flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(709 flights)
  • Tue85%(688 flights)
  • Wed81%(690 flights)
  • Thu75%(705 flights)
  • Fri83%(706 flights)
  • Sat77%(654 flights)
  • Sun76%(709 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(94 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(1551 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(906 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(834 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(269 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(132 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(1075 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 79% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%451
July 202572%450
August 202580%470
September 202586%454
October 202581%476
November 202577%461
December 202576%466
January 202677%313
February 202680%275
March 202671%359
April 202688%350
May 202691%336

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Based on 5,002 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.