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Route Reliability

Memphis → Newark

MEMEWR · 946 miles · Memphis International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(68 flights)
  • Tue81%(69 flights)
  • Wed80%(70 flights)
  • Thu75%(63 flights)
  • Fri78%(69 flights)
  • Sat90%(38 flights)
  • Sun78%(64 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(252 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(18 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(171 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 80% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%39
July 202576%49
August 202578%55
September 202577%56
October 202572%57
November 202578%50
December 202574%31
April 202685%46
May 202693%58

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.