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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Newark

ATLEWR · 746 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

63
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.United Airlines79%2,040 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines71%3,064 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines68%450 flights
  4. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(886 flights)
  • Tue75%(875 flights)
  • Wed80%(876 flights)
  • Thu70%(908 flights)
  • Fri74%(897 flights)
  • Sat72%(724 flights)
  • Sun67%(860 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 63% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%463
July 202561%497
August 202572%528
September 202584%517
October 202569%527
November 202568%489
December 202563%504
January 202677%481
February 202681%445
March 202668%543
April 202683%519
May 202684%513

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.