Flights Columbus → Newark
CMH → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Newark is characterized by high on-time performance, with 91% of flights arriving on schedule and an average delay time of -0.2 minutes. The route operates with a total of 453 flights per year using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Embraer 170, serving the busy Newark airport which handles over 43 million passengers annually.
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 Columbus (CMH) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 608 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 743 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of CMH-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 608 tracked CMH-EWR flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of -0 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMH-EWR
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of -0 minutes, based on 608 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Newark is 2.80% across 608 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
