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Airport month · October 2025
Newark Liberty International in October 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 October 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 10,578 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 79.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.1% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 80.0% of flights departed on time and 79.1% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 1.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, the airport had 11,260 departures with 83.8% leaving on time: a change of −4.8 points, with flights down 6%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 71.4% of the time (10,582 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 37%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and air carrier 25%.
- On time 70.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.7%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.0% | 83.8% | 77.3% | 80.0% |
| Arrived on time | 70.1% | 83.2% | 75.3% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.5 min | 11.0 min | 17.0 min | 13.9 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 353 | 375 | 336 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,578 | 11,260 | 122,705 | 605,844 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,739 | 54% | 68.4% | 12.9 min | 0.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,111 | 20% | 75.6% | 2.9 min | 1.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 730 | 7% | 68.2% | 12.1 min | 2.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 598 | 6% | 67.9% | 14.6 min | 1.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 523 | 5% | 76.5% | 8.5 min | 1.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 365 | 3% | 71.5% | 10.4 min | 1.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 301 | 3% | 66.1% | 11.7 min | 1.7% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 92 | 1% | 65.2% | 12.2 min | 1.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 1% | 53.2% | 25.0 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 57 | 1% | 70.2% | 6.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 540 | 70.6% | 11.0 min | 0.7% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 536 | 70.1% | 13.5 min | 1.1% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 502 | 60.0% | 17.8 min | 0.4% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 482 | 64.7% | 15.5 min | 1.0% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 389 | 64.3% | 17.4 min | 0.8% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 365 | 69.6% | 9.9 min | 1.9% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 347 | 72.0% | 5.7 min | 1.2% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 336 | 72.9% | 8.2 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 332 | 48.8% | 30.5 min | 3.0% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 323 | 75.9% | 6.0 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 307 | 77.5% | 9.1 min | 2.0% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 307 | 74.6% | 6.4 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in October 2025?
79.0% of 10,578 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 80.0% and 79.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024, 83.8% of 11,260 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 79.0% and 1.0% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.