Route Reliability
Memphis → Newark
MEM–EWR · 946 miles · Memphis International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.5%
- Cancelled
- 462
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 462 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MEM–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
MEM–EWR flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 75%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
MEM–EWR flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
- Mon78%(68 flights)
- Tue81%(69 flights)
- Wed80%(70 flights)
- Thu75%(63 flights)
- Fri78%(69 flights)
- Sat90%(38 flights)
- Sun78%(64 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(252 flights)
- 12–3 PM89%(18 flights)
- 3–6 PM59%(171 flights)
Jun 80% → May 93% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 39 |
| July 2025 | 76% | 49 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 55 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 56 |
| October 2025 | 72% | 57 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 50 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 46 |
| May 2026 | 93% | 58 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 462 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.