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Airport month · February 2024
Newark Liberty International in February 2024
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 February 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 9,893 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 85.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 86.1% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.0% of flights departed on time and 83.4% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 1.2 points above the national departure figure.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 86.0% of the time (9,888 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 27%.
- On time 86.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.5%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2024 | Year earlier | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.2% | — | 77.3% | 84.0% |
| Arrived on time | 86.1% | — | 75.3% | 83.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | — | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.2 min | — | 17.0 min | 11.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 330 | — | 336 | 17,307 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,893 | — | 122,705 | 519,221 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,566 | 56% | 85.1% | -7.1 min | 0.8% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,681 | 17% | 92.6% | -19.2 min | 2.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 817 | 8% | 81.6% | -4.1 min | 1.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 515 | 5% | 84.7% | -5.4 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 488 | 5% | 88.3% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 403 | 4% | 79.4% | -4.5 min | 2.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 173 | 2% | 85.0% | -12.6 min | 1.2% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 134 | 1% | 90.3% | -8.9 min | 1.5% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 90 | 1% | 82.2% | -8.5 min | 5.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 26 | 0% | 96.2% | -21.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 575 | 81.7% | -3.5 min | 0.9% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 488 | 82.6% | -6.7 min | 1.0% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 445 | 88.3% | -9.3 min | 0.2% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 415 | 87.2% | -11.1 min | 1.7% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 414 | 79.5% | -1.3 min | 1.7% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 411 | 80.0% | -1.1 min | 1.5% |
| EWR–PBI | Newark to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 315 | 79.0% | -2.7 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 296 | 89.2% | -7.1 min | 1.4% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 280 | 87.5% | -12.2 min | 1.1% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 274 | 84.7% | -8.7 min | 2.2% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 269 | 70.6% | 8.0 min | 1.1% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 259 | 86.1% | -10.6 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in February 2024?
85.2% of 9,893 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 86.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.0% and 83.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
February 2023 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 February 2024; 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.