United Airlines Adds Newark–St. Croix Nonstop Flights

‍ST. CROIX — United Airlines (UA) will launch nonstop service between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and St. Croix’s Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (STX) on October 31, 2026, giving the island its only nonstop link to the New York City area.

The new route will operate once weekly on Saturdays with a Boeing 737-700 configured with 126 seats, including 12 Business Class seats, according to United and the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.

Saturday service from Newark

United’s schedule lists flight EWR–STX departing Newark at 9:03 a.m. and arriving in St. Croix at 1:20 p.m. The return flight, STX–EWR, is scheduled to depart St. Croix at 2:25 p.m. and arrive in Newark at 6:58 p.m.‍

Tickets are available through United’s website and mobile app. The airline said the new service will make it the only carrier offering nonstop flights from St. Croix to the New York City area.

The St. Croix launch will bring United’s Newark/New York Caribbean network to 23 destinations, which the airline says is more than any other carrier from the New York City region. The new flight also complements United’s existing Newark–St. Thomas (STT) service, adding a second U.S. Virgin Islands destination from EWR.

Local reporting also notes the Newark–St. Croix market had been absent from United’s network since predecessor Continental Airlines last served it in 1994.

A direct link to the U.S. Virgin Islands

For St. Croix, the route adds a direct Northeast gateway and reduces reliance on connections through other U.S. or Caribbean airports. That is important for tourism, residents, visiting-friends-and-relatives traffic, and the Virgin Islands diaspora in the New York/New Jersey area.

For United, the move is a targeted Caribbean addition from one of its most important hubs rather than a major capacity play. A once-weekly 737-700 schedule lets the carrier test demand in a leisure-heavy island market while feeding St. Croix through the broader EWR network.

The strategic value is connectivity. St. Croix gains access to United’s large Newark hub and MileagePlus customer base, while United strengthens its claim as the leading New York-area carrier to the Caribbean.