Flights Halifax → Newark
YHZ → EWR
How long is the flight from Halifax to Newark?
The flight from Halifax (YHZ) to Newark (EWR) takes 1h 41m 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 connects Halifax to Newark, with the destination airport in Newark having been operational since 2001 and serving 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 Halifax (YHZ) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (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 Halifax the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Halifax (YHZ) to Newark (EWR) heads south-west for about 986 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Halifax on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of YHZ-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Halifax the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YHZ-EWR flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -6 min and a 7.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating YHZ-EWR
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Frequently asked questions about YHZ-EWR
The flight from Halifax (YHZ) to Newark (EWR) takes 1h 41m 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 Halifax (YHZ) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -6 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Halifax-Newark is 7.14% across 14 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.
