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Airport month · May 2026
Newark Liberty International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,300 domestic departures from Newark Liberty International (EWR). 86.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.4% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so EWR departures were 9.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 9,070 departures with 66.7% leaving on time: a change of +19.7 points, with flights up 14%.
Flights arriving at EWR that month were on time 86.7% of the time (10,332 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 34%, national aviation system 30% and late-arriving aircraft 27%.
- On time 85.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.4%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | EWR, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 86.4% | 66.7% | 77.3% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 85.4% | 61.5% | 75.3% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.2 min | 30.2 min | 17.0 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 343 | 302 | 336 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,300 | 9,070 | 122,705 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,767 | 56% | 83.6% | -1.3 min | 0.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,453 | 24% | 90.2% | -10.1 min | 1.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 597 | 6% | 82.9% | 0.6 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 571 | 6% | 83.0% | 5.1 min | 1.9% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 413 | 4% | 86.4% | -5.6 min | 0.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 279 | 3% | 85.3% | -5.1 min | 0.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 124 | 1% | 88.7% | -1.8 min | 0.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 40 | 0% | 92.5% | -15.5 min | 2.5% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 35 | 0% | 94.3% | -8.4 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 21 | 0% | 71.4% | 3.4 min | 9.5% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR–ORD | Newark to Chicago | 552 | 79.2% | 6.0 min | 0.9% |
| EWR–ATL | Newark to Atlanta | 519 | 80.5% | 5.2 min | 1.0% |
| EWR–MCO | Newark to Orlando | 484 | 87.8% | -5.0 min | 0.4% |
| EWR–SFO | Newark to San Francisco | 404 | 69.8% | 15.3 min | 1.2% |
| EWR–BOS | Newark to Boston | 348 | 82.5% | -1.4 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | 339 | 83.5% | 1.4 min | 0.0% |
| EWR–MIA | Newark to Miami | 315 | 86.7% | -4.2 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–FLL | Newark to Fort Lauderdale | 310 | 85.5% | -3.5 min | 0.6% |
| EWR–DFW | Newark to Dallas/Fort Worth | 305 | 76.4% | 5.5 min | 1.6% |
| EWR–DEN | Newark to Denver | 291 | 87.3% | -5.6 min | 0.3% |
| EWR–IAH | Newark to Houston | 289 | 79.9% | -2.7 min | 1.4% |
| EWR–PBI | Newark to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 288 | 86.8% | -8.0 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left EWR on time in May 2026?
86.4% of 10,300 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 66.7% of 9,070 departures left on time and 5.0% were cancelled, against 86.4% and 0.9% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.