UA278 EWR → BOS

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Boston, MA · 36 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01 · 200 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 40% on Sundays.

UA278 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → BOS, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
56%
Median delay
+7 min
90th percentile
+146 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is UA278 on time?

Across 36 flights on EWR → BOS from 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01, UA278 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 56% of the time. The median arrival delay was +7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +146 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1956%
16-30 min26%
31-60 min39%
61-120 min515%
2+ hrs515%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10520%+62 min
2025-112861%+35 min
2025-121100%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue580%
Wed560%
Thu333%
Fri560%
Sat560%
Sun540%

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