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Route Reliability

Denver → Newark

DEN–EWR · 1,605 miles · Denver International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
3,293
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 3,293 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DEN–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DEN–EWR flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

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
  • Mon79%(454 flights)
  • Tue81%(457 flights)
  • Wed78%(464 flights)
  • Thu71%(462 flights)
  • Fri79%(468 flights)
  • Sat78%(462 flights)
  • Sun72%(461 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(665 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(690 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(696 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(703 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(117 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(351 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 63% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%229
July 202556%291
August 202566%303
September 202575%289
October 202577%298
November 202580%264
December 202581%280
January 202685%237
February 202685%206
March 202679%272
April 202690%271
May 202688%288

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Based on 3,293 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.