Historical on-time performance
Newark to Wilmington
488 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–ILM arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 157 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.8%Flights157
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 → ILM
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 68% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 20 min · 346 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 15 min · 150 flights · limited
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 389 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 45 min · 56 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 136 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 138 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 116 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 142 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 137 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 40 min · 134 flights · limited
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