UA521 BOS → EWR

United Airlines · Boston, MA to Newark, NJ · 132 flights observed, 2025-08-19 to 2026-02-11 · 200 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-02's on-time rate (90%) is well above the 51% average from earlier months.

UA521 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BOS → EWR, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
54%
Median delay
+13 min
90th percentile
+123 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is UA521 on time?

Across 132 flights on BOS → EWR from 2025-08-19 to 2026-02-11, UA521 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 54% of the time. The median arrival delay was +13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +123 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6754%
16-30 min119%
31-60 min1411%
61-120 min1815%
2+ hrs1411%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081145%+40 min
2025-092446%+52 min
2025-102532%+70 min
2025-112167%+31 min
2025-121338%+20 min
2026-012075%+6 min
2026-021090%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2162%
Tue2446%
Wed2365%
Thu1947%
Fri2148%
SatNo data—
Sun1656%

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