Historical on-time performance
Newark to Memphis
946 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MEM arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.7%of scheduled flights
based on 352 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.7%Flights352
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → MEM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 176 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 500 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 40 min · 143 flights · limited
- Overnights58% on time · p90 90 min · 687 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 234 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 235 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 166 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 226 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 230 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 228 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 227 flights
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