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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Newark

CLT–EWR · 529 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
3,782
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines78%1,506 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines76%442 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines70%1,834 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–EWR flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 54% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–EWR flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(528 flights)
  • Tue78%(497 flights)
  • Wed80%(509 flights)
  • Thu70%(549 flights)
  • Fri76%(554 flights)
  • Sat74%(450 flights)
  • Sun66%(533 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(691 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(909 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(554 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(368 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(980 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM54%(90 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 63% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%284
July 202559%294
August 202568%300
September 202584%275
October 202573%319
November 202572%323
December 202568%312
January 202685%304
February 202677%284
March 202674%351
April 202677%302
May 202686%272

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,782 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.