EWR to ORD flight delays
Newark, NJ (EWR) Chicago, IL (ORD) · 719 miles
528 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
73.01%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.27%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
104 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
29 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This route does worse than its own airport. EWR as a whole runs 8.4 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
This is a thin route — 528 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 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Newark to Chicago run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on EWR to ORD. United Airlines was late most often.
Every airline on EWR to ORD
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 | 378 | 71.35% | 1.85% | 99 min | D |
| American Airlines | 150 | 77.24% | 3.33% | 120 min | C |
The return leg
ORD to EWR Chicago back to Newark 70.7% on time DOther routes from Newark
Common questions
Are flights from Newark to Chicago usually delayed?
73.01% of flights on the EWR to ORD route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Newark to Chicago?
American Airlines, at 77.24% on time across 150 flights. The least punctual on the route was United Airlines at 71.35%.
How often are EWR to ORD flights cancelled?
2.27% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 23 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When EWR to ORD flights are late, how late are they?
About 104 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 EWR to ORD 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 →