Flights San Antonio → Newark
SAT → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Newark operates with a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay time of just 0.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 146 flights using a mix of Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-900/700 aircraft models.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 208 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.8/100 (low), 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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 2,522 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 34m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 67% of SAT-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 208 tracked SAT-EWR flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.0% 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 SAT-EWR
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 208 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Newark is 0.96% across 208 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.
