UA1653 EWR → MSY

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to New Orleans, LA · 73 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-03-04 · 1,167 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 33% on Sundays.

UA1653 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → MSY, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is UA1653 on time?

Across 73 flights on EWR → MSY from 2025-10-26 to 2026-03-04, UA1653 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4768%
16-30 min913%
31-60 min812%
61-120 min46%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10540%+19 min
2025-112868%+6 min
2025-121765%+26 min
2026-021573%+5 min
2026-034100%-15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1060%
Tue11100%
Wed1155%
Thu875%
Fri1070%
Sat1080%
Sun933%

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