Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Newark
2,433 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–EWR arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,088 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep90100 minCancel1.2%Flights1,088
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline6%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)65%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SNA → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Overnights92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,093 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,084 flights
- Middays63% on time · p90 145 min · 1,088 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 470 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 471 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 55 min · 459 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 467 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 85 min · 461 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 469 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 85 min · 468 flights
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