Flights Newark → San Juan
EWR → SJU
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to San Juan operates with a mix of Airbus A320, Boeing 757-300, and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With 559 total flights recorded, the route has a 74% on-time performance rate, averaging a delay of 20.1 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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 Juan (SJU) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 760 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Juan 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 Juan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to San Juan (SJU) heads south for about 2,594 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 40m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of EWR-SJU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Juan it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 760 tracked EWR-SJU flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-SJU
On the Newark (EWR) -> San Juan (SJU) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 760 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-San Juan is 2.24% across 760 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Juan, 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.
