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Route Reliability

San Diego → Newark

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

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
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 Airlines84%1,225 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines83%328 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SAN–EWR flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SAN–EWR flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 81%.

Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 84% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon82%(213 flights)
  • Tue88%(219 flights)
  • Wed81%(215 flights)
  • Thu81%(218 flights)
  • Fri87%(219 flights)
  • Sat88%(207 flights)
  • Sun81%(212 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(661 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(347 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM93%(487 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 87% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%133
July 202578%140
August 202577%152
September 202586%137
October 202585%144
November 202580%115
December 202578%120
January 202685%94
February 202692%92
March 202675%123
April 202694%119
May 202694%134

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.