LAX to EWR flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Newark, NJ (EWR) · 2,454 miles
381 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
83.06%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.26%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
70 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 70 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The two directions do not behave alike. EWR to LAX arrives on time 16.2 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from LAX overall run 7.9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion LAX has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on LAX to EWR.
Every airline on LAX to EWR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 291 | 82.33% | 0% | 75 min | B |
| JetBlue Airways | 60 | 84.75% | 1.67% | 58 min | — |
| Alaska Airlines | 30 | 86.67% | 0% | 35 min | — |
The return leg
EWR to LAX Newark back to Los Angeles 66.84% on time DOther routes from Los Angeles
Common questions
Are flights from Los Angeles to Newark usually delayed?
83.06% of flights on the LAX to EWR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Los Angeles to Newark?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 291 flights and 82.33% arriving on time.
How often are LAX to EWR flights cancelled?
0.26% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When LAX to EWR flights are late, how late are they?
About 70 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAX to EWR during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →