Flights Atlanta → Newark
ATL → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Newark operates with a Boeing 717 and Airbus A319, serving the high-traffic Newark Liberty International Airport which opened in 2001 and handles nearly 43.4 million passengers annually. With 1576 total flights recorded, this route maintains a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay time of 11.6 minutes per flight.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2050 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,199 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 55m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ATL-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,050 tracked ATL-EWR flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-EWR
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 2050 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Newark is 3.85% across 2050 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
