EWR to PIT flight delays

EWR PIT Newark Liberty to Pittsburgh · 319 miles

6,577 flights were scheduled from EWR to PIT over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,264 that made the trip, 83.5% 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
6,577
Arrived on time
83.5%
Cancelled
4.7%
Scheduled distance
319 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 EWR–PIT, 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
Republic Airways 84.6% 74 min 4.9% 5,773
Spirit Airlines 75.6% 89 min 3.7% 794

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on EWR–PIT: 70.7% of flights arrived on time, against 88% in February. 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, 83.5%.
Arrival on-time share, EWR to PIT, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 86.8% 492
February 88% 473
March 86.2% 506
April 82.6% 464
May 85.1% 478
June 79.8% 474
July 70.7% 618
August 83.3% 647
September 86.9% 674
October 87.4% 678
November 83.5% 572
December 80.6% 501

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.

EWR to PIT in one number

EWR → PIT

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 77 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,577 flights

83.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about EWR to PIT

Which airline is most reliable from EWR to PIT?
Republic Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.6% of the time, with 5,773 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 75.6% over 794 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly EWR to PIT?
July, at 70.7% of arrivals on time, with 618 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 88%.
How late are EWR–PIT flights when they are late?
77 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 EWR to PIT flight cancelled?
4.7% 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 PIT 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.