UA509 EWR → SNA

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Santa Ana, CA · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 2,433 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 60% on Saturdays.

UA509 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → SNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+16 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA509 on time?

Across 37 flights on EWR → SNA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, UA509 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +16 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3083%
16-30 min411%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012584%-4 min
2026-021182%-20 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5100%
Tue683%
Wed683%
Thu580%
Fri580%
Sat560%
Sun4100%

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