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Route Reliability

Cleveland → Newark

CLE–EWR · 404 miles · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
2,155
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 2,155 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLE–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 83% on time on Wednesdays against 77% on Sundays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

CLE–EWR flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon81%(296 flights)
  • Tue82%(311 flights)
  • Wed83%(305 flights)
  • Thu78%(305 flights)
  • Fri81%(309 flights)
  • Sat81%(264 flights)
  • Sun77%(294 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(638 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(164 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(516 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(441 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(324 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 80% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%127
July 202568%171
August 202580%175
September 202578%169
October 202570%187
November 202571%187
December 202574%185
January 202686%188
February 202691%157
March 202684%179
April 202693%180
May 202691%179

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Based on 2,155 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.