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Route Reliability

Newark → Rochester

EWR–ROC · 246 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
998
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 998 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–ROC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–ROC flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 76%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–ROC flights arrived on time 86% 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
  • Mon84%(136 flights)
  • Tue82%(143 flights)
  • Wed83%(138 flights)
  • Thu82%(136 flights)
  • Fri86%(143 flights)
  • Sat84%(120 flights)
  • Sun76%(133 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(213 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(338 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(72 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 69% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%68
July 202577%75
August 202587%89
September 202590%79
October 202579%66
November 202579%82
December 202568%74
January 202690%77
February 202687%75
March 202682%85
April 202685%89
May 202690%90

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Based on 998 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.