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Route Reliability

Newark → Columbus

EWRCMH · 463 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
2,023
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • United Airlines84% on time · 1,987 flights
  • Spirit Airlines82% 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.

EWR–CMH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 65% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

EWR–CMH flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 79%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.7% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(285 flights)
  • Tue85%(284 flights)
  • Wed86%(285 flights)
  • Thu84%(276 flights)
  • Fri85%(292 flights)
  • Sat79%(231 flights)
  • Sun80%(272 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(254 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(352 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(309 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(438 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(507 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(65 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 70% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%121
July 202568%145
August 202579%158
September 202589%193
October 202584%182
November 202581%181
December 202579%171
January 202689%161
February 202692%134
March 202684%153
April 202691%150
May 202694%176

Based on 2,023 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.