Historical on-time performance
Newark to Cleveland
404 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–CLE arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,944 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.9%Flights565
- United AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.0%Flights1,379
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly EWR → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,474 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,048 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,453 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 90 min · 1,587 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 80 min · 604 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 921 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 914 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 720 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 915 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 905 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 901 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 890 flights
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