Overview

• United has opened sales for a three-times-weekly nonstop between Newark Liberty and Santiago de Compostela for summer 2026.
• The route will be operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with Faro de Vigo reporting 166 seats across business, premium economy and economy cabins.
• United’s published timings indicate about 7 hours 50 minutes from Santiago to Newark and 7 hours in the opposite direction, with Faro listing specific departure days and times.
• Local reports differ on the start date, with La Voz de Galicia citing May 22, 2026 and Faro de Vigo citing May 28, a date linked to the planned post-runway-works reopening at Santiago airport.
• Aena publicly welcomed the new connection, which United describes as its sixth destination in Spain alongside Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca and Bilbao.