Route Reliability
San Francisco → Newark
SFO–EWR · 2,565 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 4,414
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Alaska Airlines86%664 flights
- 2.United Airlines75%3,750 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
SFO–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SFO–EWR flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.
Alaska Airlines runs this route best.
Alaska Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 75%.
Trending in the right direction.
SFO–EWR flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
- Mon76%(627 flights)
- Tue81%(618 flights)
- Wed76%(617 flights)
- Thu76%(620 flights)
- Fri80%(633 flights)
- Sat76%(564 flights)
- Sun71%(618 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(1067 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM70%(877 flights)
- 12–3 PM59%(658 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(351 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM81%(1342 flights)
Jun 74% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 74% | 373 |
| July 2025 | 63% | 374 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 371 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 354 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 384 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 345 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 364 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 309 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 275 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 371 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 379 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 398 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,414 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.