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Airport month · August 2023
Newark Liberty International in August 2023
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2023, reporting carriers scheduled 11,561 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 77.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.3% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 76.7% of flights departed on time and 76.9% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 79.9% of the time (11,561 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 77.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.9%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2023 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2023 | Year earlier | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.2% | — | 77.3% | 76.7% |
| Arrived on time | 77.3% | — | 75.3% | 76.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | — | 3.1% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.0 min | — | 17.0 min | 17.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 385 | — | 336 | 20,100 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,561 | — | 122,705 | 602,987 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,863 | 51% | 74.2% | 6.8 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,502 | 22% | 87.8% | -7.0 min | 1.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 873 | 8% | 65.5% | 18.4 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 671 | 6% | 82.1% | 4.1 min | 1.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 586 | 5% | 81.2% | 5.1 min | 1.9% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 519 | 4% | 71.7% | 12.0 min | 2.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 337 | 3% | 73.3% | 9.9 min | 1.8% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 150 | 1% | 80.7% | -6.9 min | 1.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 58 | 1% | 81.0% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2 | 0% | 50.0% | 6.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 582 | 71.0% | 11.4 min | 1.5% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 515 | 70.3% | 12.8 min | 1.7% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 467 | 76.2% | 11.9 min | 1.7% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 459 | 73.2% | 8.6 min | 1.1% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 389 | 71.2% | 10.0 min | 1.3% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 378 | 78.3% | 10.8 min | 1.3% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 337 | 75.7% | 10.9 min | 1.2% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 332 | 78.6% | 4.8 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 307 | 79.2% | 1.0 min | 2.3% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 305 | 71.8% | 10.4 min | 2.0% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 296 | 76.0% | 5.5 min | 0.7% |
| EWR–DEN | Newark to Denver | 278 | 78.4% | 6.4 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in August 2023?
77.2% of 11,561 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 76.7% and 76.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
August 2022 is outside the 36 months on file, or the airport had too few reported flights that month.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2023; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for EWR · methodology · corrections.