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UA 591 on time

United Airlines 591: Newark to San Antonio at 9:29 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
234 flights · likely 82–91%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 591 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

UA 591: EWR → SAT

Scheduled to leave Newark at 9:29 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (234 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (4 flights)SepOct 2025: 83% on time (24 flights)83OctNov 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96NovDec 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 100% on time (24 flights)100MarApr 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95AprMay 2026: 96% on time (23 flights)96MayJun 2026: 59% on time (22 flights)59JunJul 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JulAug 2026: 95% on time (21 flights)95Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4381%
Tuesday4190%
Wednesday4185%
Thursday4290%
Friday4386%
Saturday2—
Sunday2286%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Late inbound plane 29%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 591 from EWR to SAT late?

United Airlines 591 from Newark, NJ to San Antonio, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 234 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.