DEN to EWR flight delays
Denver, CO (DEN) Newark, NJ (EWR) · 1,605 miles
301 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
78.91%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.66%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
68 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from DEN overall run 10 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion DEN has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 301 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The Denver to Newark route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on DEN to EWR.
Every airline on DEN to EWR
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 301 | 78.91% | 0.66% | 68 min | C |
The return leg
EWR to DEN Newark back to Denver 75.25% on time COther routes from Denver
Common questions
Are flights from Denver to Newark usually delayed?
78.91% of flights on the DEN to EWR route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Denver to Newark?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 301 flights and 78.91% arriving on time.
How often are DEN to EWR flights cancelled?
0.66% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 7 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When DEN to EWR flights are late, how late are they?
About 68 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DEN to EWR during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →