Flights Shannon → Newark
SNN → EWR
How long is the flight from Shannon to Newark?
The flight from Shannon (SNN) to Newark (EWR) takes 6h 26m 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 from Shannon, an airport that has been in service since 1942, to Newark, where the destination airport opened much more recently in 2001 and handles over forty-three million passengers annually. The journey is conducted using a Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
The Shannon (SNN) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 214 minutes. The cancellation rate is 15.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (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 Shannon the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Shannon (SNN) to Newark (EWR) heads west for about 4,968 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 26m.
Departures from Shannon on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of SNN-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Shannon the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked SNN-EWR flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 214 min and a 15.4% 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% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
Airlines operating SNN-EWR
Frequently asked questions about SNN-EWR
The flight from Shannon (SNN) to Newark (EWR) takes 6h 26m 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 Shannon (SNN) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 214 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Shannon-Newark is 15.38% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines.
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The Shannon-Newark route is about 4,968 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
