Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Newark
Flights on MSP–EWR arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,085 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-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel6.1%Flights508
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.2%Flights323
- Delta Air LinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.1%Flights1,254
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 89 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 MSP → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,028 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,990 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 65 min · 658 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 95 min · 1,372 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 100 min · 625 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 972 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 974 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 832 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 980 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 974 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 70 min · 975 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 966 flights
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