United Airlines EWR to DTW on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Newark to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
50 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 4
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on EWR to DTW arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (56%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft56%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion34%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)10%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on EWR to DTW
- Delta Air Lines80% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways84% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines68% on time · 24 min avg delay
Full EWR to DTW comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
72 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 1 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.