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UA 1340 on time

United Airlines 1340: Newark to San Francisco at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
338 flights · likely 53–64%
Cancelled
2.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
55%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 1340 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 2.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

UA 1340: EWR → SFO

Scheduled to leave Newark at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (338 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (55%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39OctNov 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60NovDec 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 50% on time (28 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4947%
Tuesday4875%
Wednesday4865%
Thursday4951%
Friday4957%
Saturday4670%
Sunday4947%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 25%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 1340 from EWR to SFO late?

United Airlines 1340 from Newark, NJ to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.