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Route Reliability

Detroit → Newark

DTW–EWR · 488 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
3,794
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines80%1,569 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines74%1,631 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines68%594 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DTW–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DTW–EWR flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% 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
  • Mon76%(520 flights)
  • Tue79%(513 flights)
  • Wed76%(517 flights)
  • Thu75%(544 flights)
  • Fri75%(555 flights)
  • Sat77%(438 flights)
  • Sun71%(514 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(73 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(714 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(884 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(582 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(448 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(465 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(435 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 70% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%240
July 202564%311
August 202572%349
September 202584%358
October 202573%345
November 202578%305
December 202564%292
January 202676%283
February 202679%258
March 202678%314
April 202682%287
May 202689%259

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,794 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.