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Route Reliability

Columbus → Newark

CMH–EWR · 463 miles · John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
2,024
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • United Airlines82% on time · 1,988 flights
  • Spirit Airlines79% on time · 36 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CMH–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 86% on time on Wednesdays against 79% on Sundays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

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

Ticking up lately.

CMH–EWR flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% 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%(287 flights)
  • Tue80%(285 flights)
  • Wed86%(288 flights)
  • Thu83%(275 flights)
  • Fri84%(297 flights)
  • Sat82%(233 flights)
  • Sun79%(273 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(704 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(426 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(305 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(324 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(179 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 82% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%122
July 202573%148
August 202581%160
September 202583%194
October 202576%185
November 202576%181
December 202567%173
January 202689%161
February 202693%136
March 202684%153
April 202695%150
May 202690%175

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,024 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.