LAX → EWRLos Angeles to New York

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (EWR): 104 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 81% of the last 59 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. 2 of the 60 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,941 km, an estimated 5 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and New York. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:36 UTC.

Today, LAX → EWR

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 UA1939United Airlines Left 06:09 +9 EWR est. 13:50In the air · sched 14:20
  2. 07:03 AS286Alaska Airlines Left 07:03 EWR est. 15:07In the air · sched 15:35
  3. 07:10 UA2743United Airlines Left 07:10 EWR est. 15:17In the air · sched 15:29
  4. 09:20 UA2096United Airlines On scheduleT7 EWR 17:29scheduled
  5. 10:15 UA2127United Airlines On scheduleT7 EWR est. 18:22sched 18:40
  6. · OZ6260Asiana Airlines On schedule EWR 20:23scheduled
  7. · OZ9507Asiana Airlines On schedule EWR est. 19:24sched 19:42
  8. · UA1950United Airlines On schedule EWR 21:50scheduled

Checked LAX board 06:33 · EWR board 10:36

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +1
EWR New York smooth · +0
3,941 km · ~5h 33m est.
dep bank 06:00–23:25104x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 104x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 59 tracked LAX → EWR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 2 of 60 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 57 arrivals
Flight time~5h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures104x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled3.3%recent route rate · 2 of 60

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAsiana AirlinesUnited 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
Alaska AirlinesAS100% on time

Flights AS286 07:03 daily

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ9507 varies Th Fr · OZ6260 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · OZ9503 20:48 Tu We Su

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA1403 06:00 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · UA1939 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA2743 07:00 daily · UA2096 08:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30UA1939departed+9
10-29AS286dep +17 → arr−40
10-29OZ6260arrived−9
10-29OZ9507arrived+48
10-29UA1581dep +130 → arr−96
10-29UA1700dep +19 → arr−13
10-29UA1855dep +82 → arr+48
10-29UA1939dep +11 → arr−35
10-29UA1950dep +18 → arr−10
10-29UA1981dep +22 → arr−25
10-29UA2096arrived+3
10-29UA2127dep +61 → arr+16
10-29UA2303dep +15 → arr−19
10-29UA2397dep +14 → arr−29
10-29UA2743dep +11 → arr−19
10-28AS286dep +12 → arr−32
10-28UA1581dep +12 → arr−20
10-28UA1700dep +81 → arr−141
10-28UA1855cancelledCNX
10-28UA1939dep +17 → arr−4
10-28UA1950dep +189 → arr+164
10-28UA1981dep +31 → arr+0
10-28UA2096dep +65 → arr−11
10-28UA2127dep +10 → arr−25
10-28UA2303dep +78 → arr+47
10-28UA2743dep +14 → arr−9
10-27AS286dep +17 → arr−19
10-27OZ9503arrived+0
10-27UA1581dep +17 → arr−16
10-27UA1700dep +14 → arr−14
10-27UA1855dep +7 → arr−14
10-27UA1939dep +117 → arr+88
10-27UA1950dep +2 → arr−21
10-27UA1981dep +39 → arr+0
10-27UA2096dep +22 → arr−7
10-27UA2127dep +17 → arr−21
10-27UA2303dep +14 → arr−20
10-27UA2743dep +5 → arr−17
10-26AS286dep +47 → arr+0
10-26UA1581dep +35 → arr+8

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
LAXLos Angeles +1 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSE 4 kt Full LAX delay board →
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WSW 7 kt Full EWR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to New York route actually runs

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

Is LAX–EWR 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.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–EWR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 21:00 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the EWR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to EWR?

Great-circle distance is 3,941 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 308–368 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–EWR fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 104 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.