Flights Vancouver → Newark
YVR → EWR
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Newark?
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR) takes 4h 48m 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 Vancouver to Newark, utilizing an Airbus A319 aircraft. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, serves over 43 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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 Vancouver (YVR) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), 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 Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 3,899 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 48m.
Departures from Vancouver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of YVR-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YVR-EWR flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 7.1% 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 YVR-EWR
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Frequently asked questions about YVR-EWR
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR) takes 4h 48m 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 Vancouver (YVR) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vancouver-Newark is 7.14% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
