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UA 648 on time

United Airlines 648: Newark to San Francisco at 10:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
365 flights · likely 65–74%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 648 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 648: EWR → SFO

Scheduled to leave Newark at 10:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5271%
Thursday5269%
Friday5263%
Saturday5269%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Late inbound plane 27%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 648 from EWR to SFO late?

United Airlines 648 from Newark, NJ to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.