EWR → SNANew York to Santa Ana

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Santa Ana (SNA): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 23 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,908 km, an estimated 5 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Santa Ana. Updated 2 November 2026 at 08:40 UTC.

Today, EWR → SNA

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 06:30 UA2423United Airlines On scheduleGate A27 · TA ·
  2. 17:00 UA1690United Airlines Sched 17:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked EWR board 03:40 · SNA board 22:33

EWR New York smooth · +1
SNA Santa Ana smooth · +0
3,908 km · ~5h 31m est.
dep bank 06:30–17:0021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 21 tracked EWR → SNA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −23 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−23 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~5h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesUA95% on time

Flights UA2423 varies daily · UA1847 14:15 daily · UA1690 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01UA1690dep +80 → arr+76
11-01UA1847dep −6 → arr−38
11-01UA2423dep −10 → arr−47
10-31UA1690dep −1 → arr−21
10-31UA1847dep −4 → arr−10
10-31UA2423dep −9 → arr−23
10-30UA1690dep −5 → arr−21
10-30UA1847dep −6 → arr−28
10-30UA2423dep −9 → arr−39
10-29UA1690dep +10 → arr−31
10-29UA1847dep +11 → arr−19
10-29UA2423dep −9 → arr−39
10-28UA1690dep +21 → arr−4
10-28UA1847dep −7 → arr−33
10-28UA2423dep −11 → arr−40
10-27UA1690dep −4 → arr−5
10-27UA1847dep −4 → arr−5
10-27UA2423dep −8 → arr−4
10-26UA1690dep −3 → arr−17
10-26UA1847dep −5 → arr−36
10-26UA2423dep −10 → arr−45

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 +1 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 5 kt Full EWR delay board →
SNASanta Ana +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 5 kt Full SNA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at EWR and SNA: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Santa Ana route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EWR to SNA 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 SNA questions

Is EWR–SNA 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 SNA?

Great-circle distance is 3,908 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 306–365 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EWR–SNA fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 21 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 SNA, 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.