UA1296 EWR → RDU

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Raleigh/Durham, NC · 20 flights observed, 2026-01-08 to 2026-02-09 · 416 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Fridays vs. 60% on Thursdays.

UA1296 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → RDU, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+26 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is UA1296 on time?

Across 20 flights on EWR → RDU from 2026-01-08 to 2026-02-09, UA1296 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +26 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1579%
16-30 min316%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs15%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-011369%+17 min
2026-026100%-3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
TueNo data—
WedNo data—
Thu560%
Fri5100%
SatNo data—
Sun475%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…