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Airport month · August 2025
Newark Liberty International in August 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 August 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 10,410 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 75.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.6% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 76.8% of flights departed on time and 76.3% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 1.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2024, the airport had 10,861 departures with 68.5% leaving on time: a change of +7.2 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 69.9% of the time (10,410 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 76.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.7%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.4%
August 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.7% | 68.5% | 77.3% | 76.8% |
| Arrived on time | 76.6% | 66.1% | 75.3% | 76.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.0 min | 25.8 min | 17.0 min | 17.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 347 | 362 | 336 | 20,079 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,410 | 10,861 | 122,705 | 602,378 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,516 | 53% | 76.2% | 8.8 min | 0.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,980 | 19% | 79.4% | 1.2 min | 2.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 769 | 7% | 76.1% | 7.4 min | 1.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 598 | 6% | 78.1% | 11.6 min | 0.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 514 | 5% | 70.8% | 19.3 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 513 | 5% | 77.6% | 9.7 min | 1.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 291 | 3% | 74.6% | 5.0 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 93 | 1% | 58.1% | 27.0 min | 1.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 73 | 1% | 89.0% | 4.6 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 63 | 1% | 81.0% | 17.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 537 | 76.9% | 8.7 min | 1.5% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 511 | 66.9% | 20.5 min | 0.8% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 493 | 71.6% | 17.7 min | 1.2% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 480 | 79.6% | 6.3 min | 2.1% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 385 | 73.8% | 20.7 min | 2.9% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 357 | 73.1% | 13.9 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 355 | 78.6% | 6.4 min | 1.4% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 338 | 77.2% | 7.4 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 330 | 69.7% | 18.7 min | 0.9% |
| EWR–DEN | Newark to Denver | 310 | 75.8% | 8.4 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 305 | 75.1% | 6.4 min | 0.7% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 304 | 80.9% | 5.3 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in August 2025?
75.7% of 10,410 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 76.8% and 76.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2024, 68.5% of 10,861 departures left on time and 7.3% were cancelled, against 75.7% and 1.2% in August 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 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.