RIC → EWR United Airlines

United Airlines · Richmond, VA to Newark, NJ · 1,687 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 33 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +81 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+81 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on RIC → EWR (1,687 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +81 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,23376%
16-30 min996%
31-60 min835%
61-120 min916%
2+ hrs1137%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713660%+55 min
2025-0814773%+15 min
2025-0913785%-2 min
2025-1014880%+4 min
2025-1113573%+15 min
2025-1214063%+33 min
2026-0114380%+12 min
2026-0212778%-3 min
2026-0315075%+27 min
2026-0411684%+0 min
2026-0512285%-6 min
2026-0611878%+24 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon23074%
Tue24278%
Wed23875%
Thu23677%
Fri24274%
Sat21377%
Sun21879%

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