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Airport month · May 2025
Newark Liberty International in May 2025
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 May 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 9,070 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 66.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 61.5% reached their destination on time; 5.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 76.7% of flights departed on time and 75.4% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 10.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2024, the airport had 11,358 departures with 75.3% leaving on time: a change of −8.6 points, with flights down 20%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 49.8% of the time (9,062 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 54%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 18%.
- On time 61.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 33.3%
- Cancelled 5.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
May 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 66.7% | 75.3% | 77.3% | 76.7% |
| Arrived on time | 61.5% | 73.9% | 75.3% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 5.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 30.2 min | 17.9 min | 17.0 min | 17.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 302 | 379 | 336 | 20,188 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,070 | 11,358 | 122,705 | 605,648 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 4,991 | 55% | 66.4% | 15.5 min | 2.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,250 | 14% | 61.9% | 10.5 min | 14.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 726 | 8% | 51.8% | 44.4 min | 6.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 537 | 6% | 48.4% | 58.1 min | 2.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 519 | 6% | 57.8% | 21.5 min | 3.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 496 | 5% | 62.9% | 25.8 min | 3.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 308 | 3% | 50.0% | 63.8 min | 2.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 96 | 1% | 32.3% | 48.9 min | 21.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 93 | 1% | 47.3% | 49.9 min | 3.2% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 54 | 1% | 27.8% | 74.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 514 | 63.0% | 21.3 min | 5.6% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 510 | 57.6% | 27.7 min | 3.9% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 474 | 66.7% | 17.9 min | 3.0% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 468 | 43.8% | 54.0 min | 2.4% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 418 | 70.8% | 9.9 min | 3.6% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 334 | 62.9% | 23.3 min | 3.9% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 288 | 59.4% | 35.5 min | 3.5% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 263 | 65.0% | 18.2 min | 3.8% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 262 | 51.9% | 38.3 min | 8.0% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 255 | 60.8% | 22.6 min | 1.6% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 254 | 54.7% | 34.5 min | 5.5% |
| EWR–PBI | Newark to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 254 | 63.0% | 16.8 min | 4.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in May 2025?
66.7% of 9,070 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 61.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 76.7% and 75.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2024, 75.3% of 11,358 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 66.7% and 5.0% in May 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2025; 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.