UA1979 EWR → TPA

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Tampa, FL · 318 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 997 mi

UA1979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → TPA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
94%
Median delay
-16 min
90th percentile
+7 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA1979 on time?

Across 318 flights on EWR → TPA from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA1979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 94% of the time. The median arrival delay was -16 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +7 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time29094%
16-30 min93%
31-60 min83%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs21%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0726100%-20 min
2025-0828100%-16 min
2025-092692%-10 min
2025-103194%-11 min
2025-112796%-8 min
2025-123090%-4 min
2026-015100%-9 min
2026-021567%+1 min
2026-033190%-17 min
2026-043093%-16 min
2026-053097%-18 min
2026-0630100%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4598%
Tue44100%
Wed4691%
Thu4691%
Fri4591%
Sat3792%
Sun4693%

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