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Airport month · October 2024
Newark Liberty International in October 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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 11,260 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 83.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.2% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 1.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 11,805 departures with 88.1% leaving on time: a change of −4.3 points, with flights down 5%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 84.1% of the time (11,248 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 83.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.6%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.8% | 88.1% | 77.3% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 83.2% | 89.1% | 75.3% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.0 min | 7.9 min | 17.0 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 375 | 394 | 336 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 11,260 | 11,805 | 122,705 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,778 | 51% | 81.4% | -0.8 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,375 | 21% | 89.1% | -7.6 min | 0.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 921 | 8% | 80.1% | 0.7 min | 1.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 646 | 6% | 84.8% | -1.3 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 586 | 5% | 81.1% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 402 | 4% | 83.3% | -2.8 min | 5.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 300 | 3% | 84.3% | -4.7 min | 1.3% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 146 | 1% | 78.1% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 58 | 1% | 87.9% | -11.2 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 48 | 0% | 68.8% | 20.3 min | 2.1% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 588 | 80.8% | 3.0 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 528 | 77.8% | 5.9 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 503 | 85.7% | -6.8 min | 1.0% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 472 | 78.6% | -5.0 min | 7.4% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 442 | 77.8% | 3.3 min | 0.2% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 384 | 81.8% | 2.1 min | 1.3% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 367 | 84.5% | -0.3 min | 0.8% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 348 | 83.0% | 0.7 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 341 | 87.4% | -6.2 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 317 | 82.3% | 1.4 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 305 | 83.0% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 302 | 86.4% | -0.6 min | 0.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in October 2024?
83.8% of 11,260 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 88.1% of 11,805 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 83.8% and 1.1% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.