SDF → EWRLouisville to New York

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to New York (EWR): 40 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 97% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 31 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,031 km, an estimated 1 hour 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and New York. Updated 30 October 2026 at 20:37 UTC.

Today, SDF → EWR

Fri 30 Oct · local times
UA3449UnitedIn the air, 15 min late

Left SDF at 11:30, 15 min after its 11:15 slot.

Track UA3449 →
  1. 06:00 UA3594United Airlines Left 05:54 Landed 07:42 −34
  2. 11:15 UA3449United Left 11:30 +15 ·
  3. 13:45 UA3452United Airlines Left 13:57 +12 Landed 15:43 −15
  4. 18:18 UA3505United Airlines On schedule EWR 20:43scheduled

Checked SDF board 15:03 · EWR board 16:37

SDF Louisville smooth · +12
EWR New York smooth · +0
1,031 km · ~1h 49m est.
dep bank 06:15–18:3040x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 40x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 30 tracked SDF → EWR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 30 arrivals
Flight time~1h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures40x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 31

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 AirlinesUA97% on time

Flights UA3594 06:15 daily · UA3449 11:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA3569 varies daily · UA3452 13:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30UA3449departed+15
10-30UA3452dep +12 → arr−15
10-30UA3594dep −6 → arr−34
10-29UA3449dep +16 → arr−15
10-29UA3452dep +9 → arr−24
10-29UA3505dep +6 → arr−2
10-29UA3594dep +6 → arr−13
10-28UA3449dep +10 → arr−17
10-28UA3452dep +6 → arr−9
10-28UA3505dep +122 → arr+70
10-28UA3594dep +2 → arr−31
10-27UA3449dep +21 → arr−25
10-27UA3452dep +19 → arr−27
10-27UA3505dep +13 → arr−20
10-27UA3594dep +15 → arr−21
10-26UA3449dep +4 → arr−22
10-26UA3452dep +7 → arr−19
10-26UA3505dep +13 → arr−19
10-26UA3594dep +5 → arr−28
10-25UA3449dep +10 → arr−14
10-25UA3452dep +15 → arr−13
10-25UA3505dep +12 → arr−10
10-25UA3594dep +6 → arr−12
10-24UA3452dep +7 → arr−16
10-24UA3569dep +13 → arr−7
10-24UA3594dep +3 → arr−17
10-24UA3670dep +2 → arr−9
10-23UA3452dep +9 → arr−15
10-23UA3569dep +18 → arr−8
10-23UA3594dep +5 → arr−3
10-23UA3670dep +5 → arr−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
SDFLouisville +12 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 7 kt Full SDF delay board →
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 19 kt Full EWR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SDF: a 36% 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 Louisville to New York route actually runs

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

Is SDF–EWR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–EWR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 18:18 from SDF. 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 SDF to EWR?

Great-circle distance is 1,031 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 103–118 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–EWR fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 40 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.