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Airport month · September 2024
Newark Liberty International in September 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 September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 10,572 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 84.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.2% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 11,373 departures with 74.9% leaving on time: a change of +10.0 points, with flights down 7%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 84.5% of the time (10,563 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, national aviation system 31% and air carrier 28%.
- On time 83.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.8%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.9% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 83.2% | 76.1% | 75.3% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.6 min | 18.5 min | 17.0 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 352 | 379 | 336 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,572 | 11,373 | 122,705 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,483 | 52% | 81.7% | 0.7 min | 0.8% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,140 | 20% | 87.9% | -6.0 min | 1.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 872 | 8% | 83.3% | -1.7 min | 1.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 606 | 6% | 81.0% | 3.7 min | 0.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 559 | 5% | 82.3% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 374 | 4% | 86.9% | -6.9 min | 0.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 296 | 3% | 81.8% | 0.4 min | 1.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 136 | 1% | 77.2% | 11.9 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 57 | 1% | 82.5% | 4.4 min | 3.5% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 47 | 0% | 87.2% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 2 | 0% | 100.0% | -11.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 547 | 79.7% | 4.9 min | 0.4% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 511 | 79.6% | 4.4 min | 1.0% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 503 | 80.7% | -2.0 min | 1.4% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 417 | 85.1% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 403 | 74.4% | 6.3 min | 0.7% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 337 | 76.0% | 6.5 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 332 | 84.3% | -0.9 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 331 | 79.8% | 5.1 min | 1.2% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 330 | 80.3% | 1.3 min | 0.9% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 324 | 84.6% | 3.3 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 293 | 85.3% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 277 | 81.9% | -3.5 min | 0.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in September 2024?
84.9% of 10,572 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 74.9% of 11,373 departures left on time and 4.9% were cancelled, against 84.9% and 0.9% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.