Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Newark
278 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–EWR arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.9%of scheduled flights
based on 506 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel7.9%Flights506
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline9%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)59%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)57%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 40 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 RIC → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 70% on time.
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 269 flights
- Evenings52% on time · p90 125 min · 524 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 50% to 66% on time.
- Tuesdays66% on time · p90 90 min · 116 flights · limited
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 135 min · 115 flights · limited
- Fridays57% on time · p90 105 min · 122 flights · limited
- Mondays57% on time · p90 70 min · 114 flights · limited
- Wednesdays55% on time · p90 110 min · 116 flights · limited
- Sundays50% on time · p90 170 min · 120 flights · limited
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