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UA 2238 on time

United Airlines 2238: Newark to Los Angeles at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
363 flights · likely 61–71%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 2238 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 2238: EWR → LAX

Scheduled to leave Newark at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (363 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5267%
Tuesday5267%
Wednesday5262%
Thursday5273%
Friday5262%
Saturday5169%
Sunday5265%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 2238 from EWR to LAX late?

United Airlines 2238 from Newark, NJ to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.