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Route Reliability

Rochester → Newark

ROC–EWR · 246 miles · Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
998
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 998 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ROC–EWR flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ROC–EWR flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

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.

ROC–EWR flights arrived on time 85% 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
  • Mon80%(138 flights)
  • Tue83%(140 flights)
  • Wed83%(143 flights)
  • Thu83%(138 flights)
  • Fri80%(143 flights)
  • Sat82%(124 flights)
  • Sun75%(130 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(310 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(217 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(319 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%69
July 202578%78
August 202585%89
September 202584%79
October 202583%66
November 202576%84
December 202570%73
January 202677%77
February 202680%75
March 202680%86
April 202687%90
May 202689%90

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Based on 998 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.