Flights San Diego → Newark
SAN → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Newark operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 8.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 344 flights on this route using Boeing 737-800 and 737-900 aircraft models, connecting San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, to Newark Liberty International Airport, a much newer facility that first welcomed passengers in 2001.
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 Diego (SAN) → Newark (EWR) 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 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.5/100 (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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 3,895 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 17m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of SAN-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 444 tracked SAN-EWR flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.1% 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 SAN-EWR
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Newark is 3.15% 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.
