Historical on-time performance
Austin to Newark
1,504 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–EWR arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay95 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,771 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.3%Flights1,652
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time46%Median20 minp90145 minCancel5.0%Flights119
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,847 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,481 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 90 min · 1,157 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 105 min · 1,438 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 878 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 877 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 759 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 888 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 866 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 90 min · 881 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 90 min · 808 flights
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