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Route Reliability

Newark → Phoenix

EWR–PHX · 2,133 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2,483
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines82%1,482 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines80%1,001 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–PHX flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 80% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–PHX flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon83%(355 flights)
  • Tue80%(327 flights)
  • Wed83%(330 flights)
  • Thu83%(362 flights)
  • Fri84%(358 flights)
  • Sat78%(331 flights)
  • Sun76%(363 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(699 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(405 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(293 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(585 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(440 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 78% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%191
July 202576%210
August 202585%201
September 202581%183
October 202570%207
November 202573%217
December 202578%232
January 202683%190
February 202683%169
March 202689%211
April 202688%206
May 202687%209

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,483 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.