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Route Reliability

Portland → Newark

PDX–EWR · 2,434 miles · Portland International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
824
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines85%496 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines80%328 flights

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

PDX–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 78% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

PDX–EWR flights arrived on time 95% of the time on Fridays and just 74% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 80%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(113 flights)
  • Tue91%(117 flights)
  • Wed82%(113 flights)
  • Thu75%(114 flights)
  • Fri95%(117 flights)
  • Sat74%(116 flights)
  • Sun79%(114 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(44 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(403 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(354 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 75% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%65
July 202572%87
August 202575%91
September 202585%89
October 202579%87
November 202586%57
December 202576%62
January 202694%35
February 202695%40
March 202682%61
April 202695%60
May 202696%70

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Based on 824 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.