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Route Reliability

Newark → Richmond

EWR–RIC · 277 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Richmond International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
5.4%
Cancelled
1,670
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 1,670 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–RIC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

EWR–RIC flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–RIC flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon70%(226 flights)
  • Tue74%(231 flights)
  • Wed70%(232 flights)
  • Thu69%(229 flights)
  • Fri65%(241 flights)
  • Sat75%(207 flights)
  • Sun67%(213 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(307 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(57 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(102 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(553 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(543 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 67% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%101
July 202558%128
August 202575%146
September 202576%135
October 202561%149
November 202563%134
December 202562%139
January 202680%141
February 202673%123
March 202664%149
April 202683%114
May 202681%120

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Based on 1,670 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.