United Airlines will add a second Azores destination to its Newark network in summer 2027, launching nonstop flights between New York/Newark (EWR) and Terceira (TER) with a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The service will begin June 9, 2027, and operate three times weekly. It is one of 10 new international destinations announced by United for 2027 and the only new European route in the group assigned to the 737 MAX 8 rather than an Airbus A321XLR or Boeing widebody. At about five hours eastbound, Newark-Terceira will become United’s shortest nonstop flight to a European destination by scheduled duration. The distinction excludes Nuuk, Greenland, which is geographically part of North America despite Greenland’s political links with Denmark. United’s initial schedule has UA248 leaving EWR at 10:25 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Arrival at TER is scheduled for 7:40 a.m. the following day, producing a block time of five hours and 15 minutes. UA249 will depart Terceira at 9:40 a.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving at Newark at 11:45 a.m. The westbound sector is blocked at six hours and five minutes, reflecting the less favorable prevailing winds in that direction. The timetable gives United a compact overnight eastbound operation, followed by a morning departure from the Azores and a late-morning arrival at EWR. That return timing feeds a broad range of afternoon connections across United’s domestic network.