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PDL→EWR
Ponta Delgada to Newark
- Flights
- 230 both ways
- Carriers
- 1
- Distance
- 2,570 mi
- Period
- July 2025 to June 2026
No public record scores Ponta Delgada to Newark Liberty International flight by flight. The US Department of Transportation's on-time database covers domestic flights only, and in Europe only the United Kingdom publishes punctuality by route, so what follows is built from the three measurements that do exist. The DOT's international report counts 230 flights between the two airports in the twelve months to June 2026, about two departures a week in each direction, flown by United. EUROCONTROL publishes no punctuality series for Ponta Delgada. At the other end, 77.4% of EWR's domestic departures arrived on time in the DOT data, which says something about how the airport itself runs, not about this route.
EUROCONTROL does not publish a punctuality series for Ponta Delgada, so the departure end of this route cannot be ranked against other European gateways here.
Key figures
Flights
230
Both directions, July 2025 to June 2026 (DOT)
Carriers
1
United Airlines
PDL departures on time
—
Not published for this airport
EWR domestic on time
77.4%
US DOT, last twelve months of domestic departures
Without a route-level record, the useful question is what the two airports do to a schedule. In the DOT data, a delayed domestic departure from EWR ran a little over an hour late on average over the last twelve months, and 3.44% of its scheduled flights were cancelled.
Carrier by carrier
Who flies PDL to EWR
United Airlines is the only carrier the DOT report shows on PDL to EWR, with 230 flights and an average of 128 passengers aboard each. A single-carrier route gives a delayed passenger no same-day alternative on the same ticket, which is worth knowing before booking a tight onward connection.
| Airline | Flights | Share | Per month | Passengers / flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 230 | 100% | 19 | 128 |
DOT international report, July 2025 to June 2026; flights in both directions together. No delay figures exist for this pair in any public source.
Across the year
How often PDL to EWR flies through the year
The DOT's international report puts 62 flights on the pair in July 2025, the busiest month of the window, and 0 in April 2026, the thinnest. A summer-to-winter swing of that size means the winter schedule is a different operation: fewer frequencies, so a cancellation leaves a longer wait for the next seat.
Flights per month, both directions
- July 202562
- August 202562
- September 202535
- October 20250
- November 20250
- December 20250
- January 20260
- February 20260
- March 20260
- April 20260
- May 202629
- June 202642
The DOT's international report counts flights in both directions together: 230 between PDL and EWR from July 2025 to June 2026, about two departures a week in each direction, carrying 29,475 passengers. That makes it the 3rd busiest of 3 US routes from Ponta Delgada and the 32nd busiest of 38 European routes into EWR.
The arrival airport
Landing at Newark Liberty International
Newark Liberty International is scored on this site from the DOT's domestic data: 77.4% of its 122,267 domestic departures arrived on time over the last twelve months, with delayed flights running a little over an hour late, and 3.44% were cancelled. Those are domestic flights, not this route, but an arriving transatlantic flight shares the same runways, the same weather and the same ground delay programmes, so a bad day at EWR reaches a flight from PDL just as surely. The airport's own page has the hour-by-hour and month-by-month detail, and its live FAA status appears above when the FAA has something to say.
Domestic on time
77.4%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late (DOT)
Avg delay
79 min
Delayed domestic flights only
Cancelled
3.44%
Domestic departures
122,267
Last twelve months
Newark Liberty International (EWR) delay statistics, hour by hour and month by month
Your rights
EC 261/2004 on PDL to EWR
Every flight that departs Ponta Delgada falls under Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline flies it and wherever it lands. If it arrives at Newark Liberty International three hours or more late, or is cancelled with under 14 days' notice, and the cause was within the airline's control, each passenger is owed €600 (€300 if the airline got you there under four hours late), on top of rebooking and care. Weather, air traffic control restrictions and strikes outside the airline are the usual exemptions. The return flight from EWR is covered only when the carrier is EU based. The sector is about 2,570 miles, 4,135 km, which puts it in the top distance band.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Booking PDL to EWR
There is no grade to give PDL to EWR without a route record, and this site does not invent one. What the three sources support: about two departures a week in each direction, a single carrier, a departure airport that EUROCONTROL does not score and an arrival airport that runs 77% on time domestically. Leave two hours for any onward connection at EWR; immigration comes before the connecting flight.
Common questions
PDL to EWR questions
How often are PDL to EWR flights delayed?
No public dataset records delays for this route flight by flight: the US on-time database is domestic only and only the UK publishes route-level punctuality in Europe. The nearest measurements are the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality (not published for this airport) and EWR's domestic record in the DOT data (77.4% on time).
Which airlines fly PDL to EWR?
United Airlines. United Airlines accounted for 100% of the 230 flights the DOT counted on the pair.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed PDL to EWR flight?
Yes, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control: departures from Ponta Delgada are covered by EC 261/2004 whichever airline operates them. The fixed amount for a sector of this length is €600 a passenger, €300 if the airline got you there under four hours late. The return from EWR is covered only on an EU carrier.
How many flights a day are there from PDL to EWR?
About two departures a week in each direction: the DOT counted 230 flights in both directions over twelve months, peaking at 62 in July 2025 and falling to 0 in April 2026.
Related
Where to go next
- Ponta Delgada (PDL): every US route
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) delay statistics
- PDL to BOS, Boston (BOS)723 flights
- PDL to JFK, New York (JFK)305 flights
- LHR to EWR, from London6,322 flights
- CDG to EWR, from Paris2,140 flights
- LIS to EWR, from Lisbon2,069 flights
- DUB to EWR, from Dublin1,996 flights
- Every Europe-to-US route and airport
Portugal publishes no route-level punctuality, so this page cannot grade the route. The UK pages in this section can, because the CAA does.
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.