Flights Louisville → Newark
SDF → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Newark is served by Embraer 170 aircraft and operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 1.5 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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 Louisville (SDF) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 1,031 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 68% of SDF-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked SDF-EWR flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 3.7% 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 SDF-EWR
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Newark is 3.72% across 349 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.
