Flights Miami → Newark
MIA → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Newark operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737 variants, Boeing 757s, and Airbus A320s. With an average delay time of 21.7 minutes per flight and only 72% of flights arriving on time, punctuality is a challenge for this route despite the high volume of traffic, with over eleven million passengers passing through Newark Airport annually since its opening in 2001.
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 Miami (MIA) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1532 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Newark (EWR) heads north for about 1,750 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of MIA-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,532 tracked MIA-EWR flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 5.3% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-EWR
On the Miami (MIA) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1532 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Newark is 5.35% across 1532 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
