Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Newark
2,454 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–EWR arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
Median delayon timetypical arrival
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worsetail risk
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 5,170 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights348
- United AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.6%Flights3,480
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.1%Flights624
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights718
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
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