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UA 788 on time

United Airlines 788: Newark to Orlando at 6:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
154 flights · likely 87–95%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−22 min
median vs schedule
When late
+34 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 13 UA 788 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 22 minutes early.

UA 788: EWR → MCO

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (154 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2391%
Tuesday2295%
Wednesday2190%
Thursday2396%
Friday2391%
Saturday2090%
Sunday2291%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 788 from EWR to MCO late?

United Airlines 788 from Newark, NJ to Orlando, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 154 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.