Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Newark
Flights on PHX–EWR arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,485 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights1,484
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.3%Flights1,001
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)46%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 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 PHX → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Early mornings83% on time · p90 45 min · 166 flights · limited
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,165 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 35 min · 2,113 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 45 min · 207 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,601 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,561 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,093 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,095 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,127 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,086 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,128 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,134 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,150 flights
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