New York (EWR) – San Juan (SJU)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,587 km
1,608 mi · 1,397 nm
Flight time
3 h 56 min / 4 h 7 min
Average gate to gate: EWR → SJU / back
Time difference
1 h / none
January / July
CO2 per passenger
326 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (193 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
682,556
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −12.5%
Flights / week
78
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
762,030 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
4
UA, B6, F9

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from EWR to SJUEWRSJU
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from EWR
160°
Heading from SJU
344°
Halfway point
29.64, -69.63
Great-circle km
2,594 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air EWR → SJU
3 h 24 min
In the air SJU → EWR
3 h 40 min
Clocks
1 h in January, none in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 70,650 passengers
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Month Passengers
Aug 202570,650
Sep 202550,291
Oct 202545,811
Nov 202548,220
Dec 202562,498
Jan 202668,969
Feb 202655,752
Mar 202663,313
Apr 202661,231
May 202645,767
Jun 202652,072
Jul 202657,982
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 401 flights
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Month Flights
Aug 2025388
Sep 2025302
Oct 2025282
Nov 2025288
Dec 2025385
Jan 2026401
Feb 2026334
Mar 2026373
Apr 2026382
May 2026270
Jun 2026322
Jul 2026345

Airlines flying EWR–SJU nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
UAUnited Air Lines42
56%
B6JetBlue Airways24
28%
F9Frontier Airlines6.8
9%
NKSpirit Air Lines4.8
6%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

  • Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 1,351 flights
  • Boeing B737 Max 900 · 1,301 flights
  • Boeing 767-400/ER · 573 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 195 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 175 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 160 flights
  • Boeing B737 Max 800 · 146 flights
  • Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 46 flights

Also carried: 4,506 tonnes of freight and 105 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time
72.8%
Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay
24 min
Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled
3%
Flights counted
4,169
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Airline On time Average delay
UAUnited Air Lines74.1%24 min
B6JetBlue Airways74.1%21 min
F9Frontier Airlines64.3%32 min
NKSpirit Air Lines66.9%26 min

Delay minutes by cause: airline 36% · aircraft arriving late 43% · air traffic system 18% · weather 3% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,594 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between New York and San Juan

SJUSIG
JFK2,5712,567
EWR2,5872,583
LGA2,5882,584

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports · All San Juan airports

More routes from EWR

Route Distance Passengers / year
EWR → MCO1,508 km 1,946,092
EWR → LAX3,950 km 1,791,699
EWR → SFO4,128 km 1,752,123
EWR → ATL1,200 km 1,749,835
EWR → ORD1,157 km 1,731,402
EWR → FLL1,713 km 1,376,885
EWR → MIA1,746 km 1,160,582
EWR → IAH2,252 km 1,135,261
EWR → DEN2,583 km 1,059,062
EWR → DFW2,208 km 984,248

More routes from SJU

Route Distance Passengers / year
SJU → MCO1,913 km 1,937,735
SJU → JFK2,571 km 1,142,506
SJU → MIA1,682 km 901,411
SJU → ATL2,489 km 739,694
SJU → FLL1,684 km 688,812
SJU → PHL2,536 km 641,660
SJU → BOS2,694 km 536,111
SJU → ORD3,334 km 462,308
SJU → TPA1,991 km 461,933
SJU → CLT2,373 km 369,785

Questions

New York (EWR) and San Juan (SJU) are 2,587 km (1,608 miles, 1,397 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.