Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Newark
529 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–EWR arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 3,707 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.6%Flights549
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.8%Flights940
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel6.5%Flights384
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.1%Flights1,834
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 151 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 CLT → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,625 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,807 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 90 min · 2,267 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 95 min · 1,445 flights
- Evenings52% on time · p90 125 min · 2,312 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,609 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,569 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,464 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 85 min · 1,715 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,702 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 80 min · 1,702 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 100 min · 1,700 flights
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