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Route Reliability

Newark → Charleston

EWR–CHS · 628 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Charleston International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
1,376
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines81%1,074 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines73%302 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–CHS flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–CHS flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 72% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% 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
  • Mon79%(203 flights)
  • Tue87%(173 flights)
  • Wed83%(177 flights)
  • Thu81%(195 flights)
  • Fri78%(204 flights)
  • Sat78%(178 flights)
  • Sun72%(190 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(359 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(95 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(208 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(254 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(45 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(335 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 68% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%101
July 202575%99
August 202583%109
September 202588%102
October 202576%128
November 202581%134
December 202570%118
January 202674%105
February 202685%98
March 202679%121
April 202688%112
May 202688%93

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,376 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.