UA538Newark to San Francisco
United Airlines flight UA538 flies from Newark Liberty (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO), 4,118 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 7 minutes late: 80% of 419 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 1.7% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).
On-time record, last 12 months
Every operation of UA538, August 2025 to July 2026: 419 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.
Routes flown as UA538
- Newark Liberty (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO)86 flights
- Newark Liberty (EWR) to Miami (MIA)77 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Philadelphia (PHL)37 flights
- Albuquerque (ABQ) to San Francisco (SFO)36 flights
- Tampa (TPA) to Newark Liberty (EWR)32 flights
- Albany (ALB) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)32 flights
- Burbank (BUR) to Denver (DEN)27 flights
- Denver (DEN) to Miami (MIA)21 flights
- Newark Liberty (EWR) to Jacksn Hole (JAC)19 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Medford (MFR)18 flights
Other flights from Newark to San Francisco
More about Newark Liberty (EWR) and San Francisco (SFO).
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