Flights St. Thomas → Newark
STT → EWR
How long is the flight from St. Thomas to Newark?
The flight from St. Thomas (STT) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 56m 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 from St. Thomas to Newark is served by a Boeing 737-700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 2.4 minutes per flight. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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 St. Thomas (STT) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 162 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (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 St. Thomas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from St. Thomas (STT) to Newark (EWR) heads north for about 2,636 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 56m.
Departures from St. Thomas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of STT-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing St. Thomas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 162 tracked STT-EWR flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.5% 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% |
Airlines operating STT-EWR
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Frequently asked questions about STT-EWR
The flight from St. Thomas (STT) to Newark (EWR) takes 3h 56m 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 St. Thomas (STT) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 162 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on St. Thomas-Newark is 2.47% across 162 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.
