BOS to EWR flight delays

BOS EWR Boston Logan to Newark Liberty · 200 miles

11,901 flights were scheduled from BOS to EWR over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 11,448 that made the trip, 77.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
11,901
Arrived on time
77.6%
Cancelled
3.7%
Scheduled distance
200 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on BOS–EWR, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
United Airlines 77.9% 85 min 3.1% 8,178
Republic Airways 76% 68 min 4.8% 3,301
Spirit Airlines 82.8% 87 min 6.5% 387

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on BOS–EWR: 64.1% of flights arrived on time, against 86.2% in January. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 77.6%.
Arrival on-time share, BOS to EWR, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 86.2% 893
February 85.5% 897
March 83.9% 1,036
April 81.2% 1,000
May 73.4% 1,014
June 74.5% 1,005
July 64.1% 1,071
August 72.3% 1,024
September 74.5% 1,068
October 80% 1,126
November 79.5% 956
December 77.6% 811

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

BOS to EWR in one number

BOS → EWR

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 80 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 11,901 flights

77.6% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BOS to EWR

Which airline is most reliable from BOS to EWR?
Spirit Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 82.8% of the time, with 387 scheduled. Republic Airways came in at 76% over 3,301 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BOS to EWR?
July, at 64.1% of arrivals on time, with 1,071 flights scheduled. January was the best of the year at 86.2%.
How late are BOS–EWR flights when they are late?
80 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the BOS to EWR flight cancelled?
3.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at EWR less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.