Flights Memphis → Newark
MEM → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Newark has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.8 minutes. The destination airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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 Memphis (MEM) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 46 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.7/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,520 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 19m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of MEM-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 46 tracked MEM-EWR flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.0% 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 MEM-EWR
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 46 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Newark is 0.00% across 46 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.
