Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Newark
463 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–EWR arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,959 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.1%Flights1,959
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline1%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 81 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 CMH → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,609 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,678 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 942 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 508 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 836 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 694 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 832 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 838 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 859 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 857 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 832 flights
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