EWR → SJONew York to San José

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to San José (SJO): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,554 km, an estimated 5 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and San José. Updated 9 October 2026 at 03:05 UTC.

EWR New York smooth · +0
SJO San José tracking
3,554 km · ~5h 03m est.
departs 08:247x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated EWR → SJO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~5h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA71% on time

Flights UA1080 08:24 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08UA1080departed−2
10-07UA1080departed−6
10-06UA1080departed−1
10-05UA1080departed+17
10-04UA1080departed−2
10-03UA1080departed−7
10-02UA1080departed+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 6 kt Full EWR delay board →
SJOSan José tracking Full SJO delay board →

How the New York to San José route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EWR to SJO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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EWR to SJO questions

Is EWR–SJO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from EWR to SJO?

Great-circle distance is 3,554 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 281–335 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EWR–SJO fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at EWR and arrival-side delay at SJO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.