Flight OddsUA1981 LAX → EWR
United Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ · 314 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 2,454 mi
UA1981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → EWR, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+95 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is UA1981 on time?
Across 314 flights on LAX → EWR from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA1981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +95 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 224 | 73% |
| 16-30 min | 22 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 21 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 18 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 22 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 30 | 60% | +28 min |
| 2025-08 | 17 | 71% | +17 min |
| 2025-09 | 29 | 79% | +8 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 71% | +27 min |
| 2025-11 | 29 | 69% | +24 min |
| 2025-12 | 30 | 63% | +14 min |
| 2026-01 | 29 | 72% | +31 min |
| 2026-02 | 25 | 84% | +0 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 68% | +14 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 97% | -18 min |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 80% | 0 min |
| 2026-06 | 6 | 33% | +44 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 82% |
| Tue | 43 | 81% |
| Wed | 44 | 68% |
| Thu | 45 | 71% |
| Fri | 45 | 78% |
| Sat | 44 | 68% |
| Sun | 42 | 62% |
Other routes
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