Historical on-time performance
Austin to Newark
1,504 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–EWR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,920 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.9%Flights1,698
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time49%Median10 minp90105 minCancel8.1%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline24%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,956 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,412 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 90 min · 1,131 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 105 min · 1,411 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 864 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 864 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 739 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 881 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 880 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 90 min · 886 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 90 min · 830 flights
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