Flights Greensboro → Newark
GSO → EWR
How long is the flight from Greensboro to Newark?
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to Newark (EWR) takes 1h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Greensboro to Newark has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of 4.3 minutes per flight. With a total of 178 flights recorded, this route connects to Newark Liberty International Airport, which opened in 2001 and serves 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 Greensboro (GSO) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 553 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Greensboro (GSO) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 716 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Greensboro on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of GSO-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 553 tracked GSO-EWR flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about GSO-EWR
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to Newark (EWR) takes 1h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Greensboro (GSO) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 553 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Greensboro-Newark is 3.62% across 553 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.
