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Airport month · March 2026
Newark Liberty International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,755 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.7% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 2.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 10,648 departures with 80.7% leaving on time: a change of −5.7 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 72.4% of the time (10,825 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, national aviation system 29% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 75.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.7%
- Cancelled 2.3%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 80.7% | 77.3% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.7% | 80.8% | 75.3% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.8 min | 13.9 min | 17.0 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 359 | 355 | 336 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,755 | 10,648 | 122,705 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,951 | 55% | 77.3% | 3.4 min | 1.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,989 | 18% | 80.3% | 0.8 min | 2.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 847 | 8% | 50.6% | 28.7 min | 10.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 550 | 5% | 80.9% | 0.6 min | 2.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 549 | 5% | 78.7% | 5.1 min | 4.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 423 | 4% | 78.7% | 2.7 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 263 | 2% | 66.9% | 4.6 min | 0.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 96 | 1% | 67.7% | 10.5 min | 3.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 56 | 1% | 66.1% | 31.4 min | 7.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 27 | 0% | 85.2% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 4 | 0% | 25.0% | 16.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 658 | 69.6% | 10.0 min | 3.3% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 565 | 76.5% | 6.5 min | 3.9% |
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 510 | 61.6% | 29.1 min | 5.5% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 494 | 68.6% | 11.0 min | 4.5% |
| EWR–PBI | Newark to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 409 | 75.8% | 2.8 min | 2.4% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 396 | 73.5% | 9.4 min | 2.5% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 376 | 79.5% | 3.9 min | 1.3% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 366 | 77.6% | 2.2 min | 2.5% |
| EWR–CLT | Newark to Charlotte | 359 | 79.1% | 4.2 min | 2.2% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 353 | 71.4% | 6.8 min | 2.3% |
| EWR–DTW | Newark to Detroit | 323 | 75.9% | 1.8 min | 5.0% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 310 | 77.4% | -0.2 min | 2.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in March 2026?
75.0% of 10,755 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 80.7% of 10,648 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 2.3% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.