UA1972 EWR → PHX

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Phoenix, AZ · 49 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18 · 2,133 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Wednesdays vs. 57% on Saturdays.

UA1972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → PHX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-16 min
90th percentile
+89 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA1972 on time?

Across 49 flights on EWR → PHX from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18, UA1972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -16 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +89 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3879%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min36%
61-120 min48%
2+ hrs36%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073077%+9 min
2025-081883%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon786%
Tue683%
Wed7100%
Thu771%
Fri7100%
Sat757%
Sun757%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…