Historical on-time performance
Newark to Pittsburgh
319 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–PIT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,777 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.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.4%Flights74
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel6.0%Flights1,703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 → PIT
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.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 1,234 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,546 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,309 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,135 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,099 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,078 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,071 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,094 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 871 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,085 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,086 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,038 flights
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