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Route Reliability

Richmond → Newark

RIC–EWR · 277 miles · Richmond International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
1,675
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 1,675 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RIC–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 78% on time on Tuesdays against 73% on Fridays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

RIC–EWR flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
  • Mon73%(227 flights)
  • Tue78%(236 flights)
  • Wed75%(236 flights)
  • Thu77%(233 flights)
  • Fri73%(240 flights)
  • Sat75%(209 flights)
  • Sun77%(219 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(695 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(349 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(234 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(267 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 66% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%99
July 202560%136
August 202574%147
September 202585%137
October 202580%148
November 202573%135
December 202563%140
January 202680%143
February 202678%127
March 202675%150
April 202685%116
May 202685%122

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,675 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.