Flights Newark → San Diego
EWR → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to San Diego operates with a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 5.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 344 flights on this route using Boeing 737-900 and 737-800 aircraft. Newark Airport, which opened in 2001, connects to San Diego International Airport, a much older facility that first opened its doors in 1928 and currently serves over 22 million passengers annually.
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 Newark (EWR) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 444 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 3,895 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 17m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of EWR-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 444 tracked EWR-SAN flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.7% 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 EWR-SAN
On the Newark (EWR) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-San Diego is 2.70% across 444 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.
