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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Newark

PHXEWR · 2,133 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2,485
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines81%1,484 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%1,001 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHX–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 63% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–EWR flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

PHX–EWR flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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
  • Mon80%(350 flights)
  • Tue86%(332 flights)
  • Wed81%(336 flights)
  • Thu78%(353 flights)
  • Fri84%(360 flights)
  • Sat76%(334 flights)
  • Sun76%(350 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM83%(88 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(532 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(525 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(108 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(644 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(518 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 81% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%190
July 202571%202
August 202568%200
September 202579%183
October 202573%207
November 202577%215
December 202583%233
January 202685%192
February 202682%169
March 202681%210
April 202692%206
May 202689%208

Based on 2,485 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.