Historical on-time performance
Newark to Atlanta
Flights on EWR–ATL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 6,103 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.6%Flights3,064
- United AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.5%Flights1,906
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.0%Flights709
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9085 minCancel8.0%Flights424
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline32%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 213 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 EWR → ATL
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 5,834 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 4,495 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 75 min · 3,279 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 105 min · 2,983 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 105 min · 1,531 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,555 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,570 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,177 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 2,721 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,722 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 70 min · 2,725 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,652 flights
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