Route Reliability
Atlanta → Newark
ATL–EWR · 746 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.4%
- Cancelled
- 6,263
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines79%2,040 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines71%3,064 flights
- 3.Spirit Airlines68%450 flights
- 4.Frontier Airlines64%709 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ATL–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ATL–EWR flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 67%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 64%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon72%(886 flights)
- Tue75%(875 flights)
- Wed80%(876 flights)
- Thu70%(908 flights)
- Fri74%(897 flights)
- Sat72%(724 flights)
- Sun67%(860 flights)
- 3–6 AM72%(85 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(1557 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(776 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(963 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(744 flights)
- 6–9 PM58%(1076 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM61%(825 flights)
Jun 63% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 463 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 497 |
| August 2025 | 72% | 528 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 517 |
| October 2025 | 69% | 527 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 489 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 504 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 481 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 445 |
| March 2026 | 68% | 543 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 519 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 513 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 6,263 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.