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Route Reliability

Santa Ana → Newark

SNA–EWR · 2,433 miles · John Wayne Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
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 79% of the time across 1,092 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SNA–EWR flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 59% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SNA–EWR flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 72%.

Ticking up lately.

SNA–EWR flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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
  • Mon81%(149 flights)
  • Tue81%(154 flights)
  • Wed81%(154 flights)
  • Thu77%(145 flights)
  • Fri82%(152 flights)
  • Sat82%(153 flights)
  • Sun72%(150 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(346 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(355 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(356 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 84% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%87
July 202570%86
August 202573%91
September 202585%88
October 202574%90
November 202574%86
December 202577%92
January 202673%89
February 202687%77
March 202670%91
April 202691%89
May 202693%91

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.