Historical on-time performance
Newark to Rochester
246 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–ROC arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.6%of scheduled flights
based on 478 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel6.5%Flights417
- United AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 → ROC
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 315 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 372 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 20 min · 216 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 25 min · 96 flights · limited
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 972 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 297 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 291 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 211 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 288 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 305 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 291 flights
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