SFO → EWRSan Francisco to New York

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to New York (EWR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 84% of the last 32 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. 4 of the 32 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 4,118 km, an estimated 5 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and New York. Updated 24 October 2026 at 16:58 UTC.

Today, SFO → EWR

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 NZ9112Air New Zealand Left 05:49 ·
  2. 06:00 TP8495TAP Air Portugal Left 05:49 ·
  3. 06:00 UA517United Airlines Left 05:49 EWR est. 14:14In the air · sched 14:42
  4. 06:00 VA8193Virgin Australia Left 05:49 ·
  5. 07:00 LH7887Lufthansa Left 06:56 ·
  6. 07:00 NZ9101Air New Zealand Left 06:56 ·
  7. 07:00 OS7990Austrian Airlines Left 06:56 ·
  8. 07:00 SN8912Brussels Airlines Left 06:56 ·
  9. 07:00 UA1205United Airlines Left 06:56 EWR est. 15:14In the air · sched 15:33
  10. 07:00 VA8154Virgin Australia Left 06:56 ·
  11. 08:20 NZ9104Air New Zealand Left 08:18 ·
  12. 08:20 SN8942Brussels Airlines Left 08:18 ·
  13. 08:20 UA1642United Airlines Left 08:18 EWR est. 16:44In the air · sched 16:53
  14. 08:20 VA8152Virgin Australia Left 08:18 ·
  15. 10:10 NZ9102Air New Zealand On scheduleFinal call · Gate G1 · TITM ·
  16. 10:10 TP8497TAP Air Portugal On scheduleFinal call · Gate G1 · TITM ·
  17. 10:10 UA1909United Airlines On scheduleFinal call · Gate G1 · TITM EWR est. 18:38sched 18:59
  18. 10:10 VA8156Virgin Australia On scheduleFinal call · Gate G1 · TITM ·
  19. 11:30 LX3171SWISS On scheduleGate F17 · T3 EWR est. 20:11sched 20:19
  20. 11:30 NZ9114Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  21. 11:30 TP8493TAP Air Portugal On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  22. 11:30 UA2467United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  23. 11:30 VA8149Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  24. 13:05 NH7338ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  25. 13:05 NZ9105Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  26. 13:05 TP8491TAP Portugal On scheduleGate F17 · T3 EWR 21:54scheduled
  27. 13:05 UA2480United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  28. 13:05 VA8153Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  29. 14:05 NZ9103Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  30. 14:05 UA537United Airlines On scheduleGate F13 · T3 EWR 23:00scheduled
  31. 14:05 VA8563Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  32. 14:55 NZ9115Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  33. 14:55 UA2220United Airlines On scheduleGate F14 · T3 EWR 23:44scheduled
  34. 14:55 VA8158Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  35. 21:15 NZ9111Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  36. 21:15 OZ9523Asiana On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  37. 21:15 UA2482United On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  38. 21:15 VA8155Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F13 · T3 ·
  39. · UA1141United Airlines Departed Landed 08:13 −10
  40. · UA649United Airlines Departed Landed 07:28 +5

Checked SFO board 09:58 · EWR board 12:12

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
EWR New York smooth · +0
4,118 km · ~5h 47m est.
dep bank 06:00–23:557x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 32 operated SFO → EWR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 4 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 32 operated legs
Flight time~5h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled12.5%recent route rate · 4 of 32

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 AirlinesUA89% on time

Flights UA517 06:00 daily · UA1149 07:00 daily · UA1205 07:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · UA1642 08:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24LH7887departed−4
10-24NZ9101departed−4
10-24NZ9104departed−2
10-24NZ9112departed−11
10-24OS7990departed−4
10-24SN8912departed−4
10-24SN8942departed−2
10-24TP8495departed−11
10-24UA1141arrived−10
10-24UA1205dep −4 → arr−19
10-24UA1642dep −2 → arr−9
10-24UA517dep −11 → arr−28
10-24UA649arrived+5
10-24VA8152departed−2
10-24VA8154departed−4
10-24VA8193departed−11
10-23NZ9102cancelledCNX
10-23TP8497cancelledCNX
10-23UA1141arrived+9
10-23UA1205arrived−17
10-23UA1642arrived+0
10-23UA1909cancelledCNX
10-23UA2220arrived−1
10-23UA2467arrived−21
10-23UA2480arrived+1
10-23UA2482arrived−4
10-23UA517arrived−160
10-23UA537arrived−17
10-23UA649arrived+55
10-23VA8156cancelledCNX
10-22UA1149arrived−28
10-22UA2482arrived−13

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · 4 kt Full EWR delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +14 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to New York route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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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How we measure this →

SFO to EWR questions

Is SFO–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 SFO–EWR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 21:15 from SFO. 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 SFO to EWR?

Great-circle distance is 4,118 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 321–383 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–EWR fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 122 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.