Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Newark
319 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–EWR arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,763 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.5%Flights1,763
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 62 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 PIT → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 3,029 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,453 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 907 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 95 min · 241 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,056 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 974 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 969 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 829 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 994 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 989 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 930 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,001 flights
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