Route Reliability
Birmingham → Newark
BHM–EWR · 850 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
24
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 57%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 24 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.0%
- Cancelled
- 84
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Spirit Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 57% of the time across 84 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
BHM–EWR flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 65% of the time, versus 49% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
BHM–EWR flights arrived on time 67% of the time on Mondays and just 50% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon67%(15 flights)
- Tue—(9 flights)
- Wed60%(10 flights)
- Thu—(9 flights)
- Fri50%(16 flights)
- Sat—(9 flights)
- Sun—(9 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(7 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM65%(20 flights)
- 12–3 PM49%(39 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(5 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(6 flights)
65%
Aug
Jun 71% → Aug 65% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 71% | 24 |
| July 2025 | 39% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 65% | 17 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 84 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.