EWR → DTW United Airlines

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Detroit, MI · 1,636 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 41 flight numbers

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+37 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How on-time is United Airlines from EWR to DTW?

Across every United Airlines flight number on EWR → DTW (1,636 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 84% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -13 min; the worst 10% ran +37 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,29884%
16-30 min674%
31-60 min896%
61-120 min564%
2+ hrs433%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713277%+10 min
2025-0814481%+2 min
2025-0915987%-6 min
2025-1014779%0 min
2025-1112182%0 min
2025-1211874%+11 min
2026-0111386%-8 min
2026-0211393%-13 min
2026-0312785%-2 min
2026-0411288%-7 min
2026-0512594%-9 min
2026-0614281%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon22685%
Tue23186%
Wed23384%
Thu23982%
Fri22585%
Sat18381%
Sun21682%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…