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Route Reliability

Newark → Detroit

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

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
3,793
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines84%1,568 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines78%1,631 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines69%594 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–DTW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–DTW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% 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
  • Mon78%(526 flights)
  • Tue85%(510 flights)
  • Wed80%(520 flights)
  • Thu79%(551 flights)
  • Fri79%(535 flights)
  • Sat78%(442 flights)
  • Sun76%(521 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM81%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(717 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(715 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(652 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(753 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(364 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(378 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 73% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%241
July 202572%319
August 202580%350
September 202585%358
October 202574%345
November 202578%307
December 202566%291
January 202680%279
February 202689%256
March 202680%315
April 202685%286
May 202690%258

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,793 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.