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Route Reliability

Newark → Atlanta

EWR–ATL · 746 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
6,268
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%3,064 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines78%2,041 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines72%709 flights
  4. 4.Spirit Airlines71%454 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–ATL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–ATL flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% 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
  • Mon75%(882 flights)
  • Tue82%(868 flights)
  • Wed83%(881 flights)
  • Thu79%(917 flights)
  • Fri80%(895 flights)
  • Sat75%(717 flights)
  • Sun70%(867 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM79%(476 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(1563 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(861 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(905 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(1200 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(679 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(343 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 72% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%463
July 202565%504
August 202580%524
September 202584%518
October 202572%529
November 202573%489
December 202571%503
January 202679%478
February 202686%449
March 202680%540
April 202687%518
May 202682%512

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,268 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.