Route Reliability
Pittsburgh → Newark
PIT–EWR · 319 miles · Pittsburgh International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,340
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Airlines on this route
- United Airlines83% on time · 2,242 flights
- Spirit Airlines75% on time · 98 flights
Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
PIT–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.
Wednesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 84% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Sundays.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
PIT–EWR flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% 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
- Mon83%(325 flights)
- Tue84%(318 flights)
- Wed84%(326 flights)
- Thu82%(324 flights)
- Fri82%(341 flights)
- Sat84%(275 flights)
- Sun80%(326 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(845 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(541 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(319 flights)
- 3–6 PM65%(233 flights)
- 6–9 PM65%(274 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM73%(22 flights)
Jun 89% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 89% | 154 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 182 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 205 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 224 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 222 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 222 |
| December 2025 | 72% | 191 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 177 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 155 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 181 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 145 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 177 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,340 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.