Flights Los Angeles → Newark
LAX → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to Newark operates with a high frequency of 1,024 flights annually and boasts a punctuality rate of 77%. The mean delay for these flights is approximately 14 minutes. Various aircraft types, including the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, and Boeing 757-300, are used on this route. The destination airport in Newark opened in 2001 and serves over 43 million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Los Angeles (LAX) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1460 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 3,941 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 21m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of LAX-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,460 tracked LAX-EWR flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-EWR
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1460 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Newark is 3.97% across 1460 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
