Newark, NJ · Airport profile
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport
EWR right now
Current operating conditions, from live sources only.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor. FAA operational data — ground stops, ground delay programs and closures — is not currently available to FlyerIntel.
FAA operational data is not currently available to FlyerIntel. Why
Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.
Forecast issued 23:25Z.
UpdatedSecurity wait data is not currently available for EWR. Why
Parking data is not currently available for EWR. Why
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Airport reliability
Departures from EWR, July 2023 – June 2026.
Better than 11% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)
Calculated from 377,505 flights. How this is calculated
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026
Best time to fly from EWR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 87.1% of the time, against 67.9% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 19.2 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at EWR
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 6 AM, with about 28 departures a day, against roughly 13 at 12 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 6.8 percentage points.
By month
July is historically the weakest month and September the strongest, a spread of 18.8 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at EWR
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines UA | 204,875 | 76.7% | 2.06% | -8 min |
| Republic Airways YX | 70,318 | 85.0% | 4.39% | -13 min |
| Spirit Airlines NK | 27,925 | 74.2% | 3.90% | -9 min |
| American Airlines AA | 19,816 | 78.3% | 2.76% | -10 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 19,702 | 77.3% | 1.97% | -6 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 16,498 | 73.3% | 2.38% | -6 min |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 9,646 | 73.7% | 2.20% | -6 min |
| Endeavor Air 9E | 2,475 | 76.3% | 3.88% | -8 min |
| Envoy Air MQ | 2,239 | 70.1% | 4.56% | -5 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 2,096 | 64.2% | 2.91% | 0 min |
| Allegiant Air G4 | 1,891 | 81.0% | 0.85% | -10 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from EWR
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO Orlando | 20,121 | 76.5% | 52 |
| EWR → ATL Atlanta | 18,141 | 75.8% | 50 |
| EWR → ORD Chicago | 17,929 | 73.7% | 46 |
| EWR → LAX Los Angeles | 15,888 | 74.7% | 51 |
| EWR → FLL Fort Lauderdale | 15,091 | 75.4% | 50 |
| EWR → SFO San Francisco | 12,686 | 72.9% | 46 |
| EWR → MIA Miami | 12,508 | 75.8% | 52 |
| EWR → BOS Boston | 11,899 | 74.4% | 43 |
| EWR → CLT Charlotte | 11,367 | 78.6% | 52 |
| EWR → IAH Houston | 11,227 | 77.7% | 58 |
| EWR → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 10,657 | 78.0% | 53 |
| EWR → PBI West Palm Beach | 10,319 | 76.6% | 55 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 377,505 departures from EWR. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.
Latest observation for EWR: METAR KEWR 292351Z 26007KT 10SM FEW250 24/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02440106 10267 20244 56002 $ (issued ).