Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Newark
946 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–EWR arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 457 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.6%Flights457
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)56%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather29%
- Air traffic (NAS)71%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 21 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MEM → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 738 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 190 flights · limited
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 120 min · 423 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 133 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 207 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 202 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 206 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 203 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 90 min · 203 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 75 min · 197 flights · limited
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