Flights Newark → Bogota
EWR → BOG
How long is the flight from Newark to Bogota?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Bogota (BOG) takes 5h 14m 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 operates from Newark, where the airport opened in 2001, to Bogotá. It is serviced by a Boeing 737-700 aircraft and flies to one of the busiest airports globally, which handles nearly 36.5 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 Newark (EWR) → Bogota (BOG) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bogota the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Bogota: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Bogota (BOG) heads south for about 4,002 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 14m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of EWR-BOG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Bogota it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked EWR-BOG flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of -1 min and a 7.7% 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 EWR-BOG
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-BOG
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Bogota (BOG) takes 5h 14m 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 Newark (EWR) -> Bogota (BOG) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Bogota is 7.69% across 13 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.
