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Route Reliability

Burlington → Newark

BTV–EWR · 266 miles · Burlington International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
1,076
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 1,076 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BTV–EWR flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 58% between 12–3 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 78% on time on Tuesdays against 71% on Fridays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

BTV–EWR flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(144 flights)
  • Tue78%(148 flights)
  • Wed74%(148 flights)
  • Thu77%(146 flights)
  • Fri71%(149 flights)
  • Sat72%(144 flights)
  • Sun74%(149 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM78%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(270 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(332 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(154 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(146 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(108 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 62% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%60
July 202568%81
August 202568%91
September 202583%90
October 202571%112
November 202564%84
December 202558%77
January 202684%80
February 202682%74
March 202676%90
April 202681%90
May 202689%99

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,076 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.