Historical on-time performance
Newark to Raleigh-durham
416 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–RDU arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,593 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel2.7%Flights75
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.0%Flights1,518
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 → RDU
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,684 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,256 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,014 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,275 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,076 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,043 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,038 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,142 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,117 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,042 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 802 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,121 flights
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