Flight profile · United Airlines
UA1826
Newark (EWR) to San Diego (SAN) · scheduled 6:45 AM – 10:20 AM
How UA1826 performs
956 operations, 2023-10-29 to 2026-06-30.
UA1826 arrived on time 81.7% of the time, against 77.8% for all EWR → SAN flights — this specific departure is 3.9 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 1.6 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 956 operations between 2023-10-29 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA1826 | 81.7% | 1.15% | -10 min | 6.5% | 956 |
| United Airlines on EWR → SAN | 80.1% | 1.59% | -10 min | 7.6% | 3,784 |
| All EWR → SAN flights | 77.8% | 1.81% | -9 min | 8.7% | 4,757 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-10-29 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does UA1826 run worse on particular days?
Thursday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 10.5 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-10-29 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes UA1826 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL→EWR Atlanta to Newark | 2026-05-21 – 2026-06-24 | 29 | — |
| EWR→SAT Newark to San Antonio | 2025-08-01 – 2025-08-18 | 18 | — |
| MIA→EWR Miami to Newark | 2025-06-16 – 2025-06-25 | 10 | — |
| SRQ→EWR Sarasota/Bradenton to Newark | 2024-02-15 – 2024-03-06 | 21 | — |
| SFO→DEN San Francisco to Denver | 2023-07-01 – 2023-10-28 | 120 | 84.0% |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1826 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 956 records of UA1826 operating EWR → SAN, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.