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Airport month · August 2024
Newark Liberty International in August 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 August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 10,861 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 68.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 66.1% reached their destination on time; 7.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 6.9 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 11,561 departures with 77.2% leaving on time: a change of −8.7 points, with flights down 6%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 68.0% of the time (10,866 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 66.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.2%
- Cancelled 7.3%
- Diverted 0.4%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 68.5% | 77.2% | 77.3% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 66.1% | 77.3% | 75.3% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 7.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.8 min | 16.0 min | 17.0 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 362 | 385 | 336 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,861 | 11,561 | 122,705 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,499 | 51% | 65.7% | 17.7 min | 5.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,077 | 19% | 71.8% | 1.4 min | 11.6% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 985 | 9% | 61.3% | 18.3 min | 10.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 622 | 6% | 63.2% | 34.8 min | 7.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 585 | 5% | 66.5% | 40.3 min | 3.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 508 | 5% | 62.8% | 18.1 min | 6.5% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 304 | 3% | 67.8% | 13.7 min | 6.3% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 142 | 1% | 51.4% | 68.9 min | 12.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 60 | 1% | 75.0% | -3.4 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 49 | 0% | 65.3% | 28.9 min | 6.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 30 | 0% | 60.0% | 54.2 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 546 | 59.7% | 25.9 min | 5.5% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 519 | 66.9% | 28.1 min | 4.6% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 496 | 68.3% | 17.0 min | 4.8% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 454 | 65.4% | 15.5 min | 9.0% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 398 | 62.3% | 19.2 min | 12.1% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 363 | 64.5% | 16.0 min | 6.1% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 345 | 67.0% | 17.3 min | 7.8% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 341 | 65.7% | 21.5 min | 5.6% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 340 | 71.5% | 15.2 min | 5.0% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 308 | 67.2% | 22.8 min | 9.4% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 297 | 73.4% | 15.1 min | 5.4% |
| EWR–LAS | Newark to Las Vegas | 284 | 67.6% | 15.2 min | 4.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in August 2024?
68.5% of 10,861 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 66.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 77.2% of 11,561 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 68.5% and 7.3% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 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.