Flights San Francisco → Newark
SFO → EWR
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Newark?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Newark (EWR) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Newark operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series, Boeing 757-200, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the flights experience an average delay of 13.7 minutes, serving approximately 1070 total flights annually to a destination airport that handled 43,402,059 passengers in the year it was opened 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 Francisco (SFO) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 2631 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 4,118 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 8m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of SFO-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,631 tracked SFO-EWR flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-EWR
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Newark (EWR) takes 5h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 2631 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Newark is 2.58% across 2631 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.
