RDU → EWR United Airlines

United Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Newark, NJ · 1,757 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 59 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +67 min or later.
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+67 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on RDU → EWR (1,757 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +67 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,33778%
16-30 min1066%
31-60 min835%
61-120 min895%
2+ hrs996%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711462%+65 min
2025-0812469%+22 min
2025-0912184%+2 min
2025-1015160%+24 min
2025-1116372%+29 min
2025-1215166%+26 min
2026-0112590%-8 min
2026-0212389%-5 min
2026-0314481%-1 min
2026-0417989%-15 min
2026-0517292%-13 min
2026-0614780%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon25178%
Tue25382%
Wed24978%
Thu24673%
Fri25278%
Sat22181%
Sun24276%

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