UA2161 EWR → CLT

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Charlotte, NC · 206 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-05-20 · 529 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +67 min or later.

UA2161 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → CLT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+67 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA2161 on time?

Across 206 flights on EWR → CLT from 2025-10-26 to 2026-05-20, UA2161 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +67 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14271%
16-30 min2211%
31-60 min126%
61-120 min116%
2+ hrs126%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10617%+117 min
2025-112857%+32 min
2025-123053%+20 min
2026-012875%+9 min
2026-022681%+1 min
2026-033171%+18 min
2026-043093%-9 min
2026-052085%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2969%
Tue3080%
Wed3080%
Thu2871%
Fri2875%
Sat2669%
Sun2854%

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