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Airport month · February 2026
Newark Liberty International in February 2026
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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 9,244 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.3% reached their destination on time; 7.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 3.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 9,403 departures with 80.0% leaving on time: a change of −5.0 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 73.9% of the time (9,288 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 75.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.7%
- Cancelled 7.9%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 80.0% | 77.3% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.3% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 7.9% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.4 min | 14.1 min | 17.0 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 308 | 313 | 336 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,244 | 9,403 | 122,705 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,167 | 56% | 76.1% | 0.0 min | 6.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,728 | 19% | 80.3% | -8.1 min | 9.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 716 | 8% | 59.1% | 14.5 min | 14.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 489 | 5% | 75.5% | -2.1 min | 7.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 469 | 5% | 80.8% | -7.3 min | 7.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 370 | 4% | 65.7% | 8.0 min | 8.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 135 | 1% | 76.3% | -10.1 min | 10.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 83 | 1% | 68.7% | 24.8 min | 6.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 1% | 71.0% | 0.1 min | 4.8% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 22 | 0% | 77.3% | -14.9 min | 18.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 3 | 0% | 100.0% | -21.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 564 | 73.8% | 0.5 min | 7.8% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 487 | 79.3% | -3.3 min | 7.8% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 441 | 69.6% | 4.9 min | 7.9% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 439 | 72.7% | 2.5 min | 7.1% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 351 | 71.8% | 3.2 min | 6.6% |
| EWR–PBI | Newark to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 349 | 74.2% | 0.5 min | 6.6% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 315 | 74.9% | 0.7 min | 9.2% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 302 | 73.8% | 8.7 min | 8.3% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 302 | 66.9% | 7.6 min | 9.3% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 297 | 66.7% | 15.3 min | 7.1% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 285 | 78.9% | -8.5 min | 10.9% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 282 | 77.3% | -5.0 min | 6.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in February 2026?
75.0% of 9,244 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 80.0% of 9,403 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 7.9% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.