Historical on-time performance
Newark to Richmond
277 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–RIC arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.4%of scheduled flights
based on 203 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.4%Flights203
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly EWR → RIC
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 248 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 222 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 72 flights · limited
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 10 min · 77 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 68 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 68 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 75 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 82 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 73 flights · limited
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