United Airlines EWR to LAX on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Newark to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
67 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
80 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 72% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on EWR to LAX arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 72% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (43%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)43%
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on EWR to LAX
- Alaska Airlines74% on time · 19 min avg delay
- JetBlue72% on time · 23 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines65% on time · 32 min avg delay
Full EWR to LAX comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
3,539 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 67 cancelled, 6 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.