EWR → SMF United Airlines

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Sacramento, CA · 283 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 7 flight numbers

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 17 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+74 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is United Airlines from EWR to SMF?

Across every United Airlines flight number on EWR → SMF (283 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +74 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time19370%
16-30 min3011%
31-60 min238%
61-120 min145%
2+ hrs176%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072966%+47 min
2025-083168%+15 min
2025-092979%+10 min
2025-103152%+21 min
2025-113080%+4 min
2025-122962%+8 min
2026-01540%+28 min
2026-033100%-7 min
2026-043070%+25 min
2026-053177%-7 min
2026-062976%-3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4073%
Tue4180%
Wed4068%
Thu3776%
Fri3964%
Sat3969%
Sun4159%

UA flight numbers on EWR → SMF

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