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Route Reliability

Newark → Memphis

EWR–MEM · 946 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Memphis International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
463
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 463 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 73% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–MEM flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(69 flights)
  • Tue83%(70 flights)
  • Wed83%(69 flights)
  • Thu80%(64 flights)
  • Fri71%(69 flights)
  • Sat89%(35 flights)
  • Sun65%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(187 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(128 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(109 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 78% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%41
July 202567%48
August 202576%54
September 202575%55
October 202574%57
November 202586%50
December 202569%32
April 202675%47
May 202697%58

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 463 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.