Flights Newark → San Jose Del Cabo
EWR → SJD
How long is the flight from Newark to San Jose Del Cabo?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to San Jose Del Cabo (SJD) takes 5h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Newark, which has an airport that opened in 2001, and the popular tourist destination of San Jose del Cabo. The high-volume destination airport serves over seven million passengers annually, making it a busy travel hub for this Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-900 route.
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 Jose Del Cabo (SJD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 3 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose Del Cabo the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose Del Cabo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to San Jose Del Cabo (SJD) heads west for about 3,842 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 20m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of EWR-SJD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose Del Cabo it is 2.5 min (atfm).
Across 3 tracked EWR-SJD flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -6 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating EWR-SJD
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-SJD
The flight from Newark (EWR) to San Jose Del Cabo (SJD) takes 5h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> San Jose Del Cabo (SJD) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -6 minutes, based on 3 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-San Jose Del Cabo is 0.00% across 3 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose Del Cabo, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
