Flights Newark → Cleveland
EWR → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Cleveland operates with a high level of punctuality, with 87% of flights arriving on time. The average delay for the route is only 3.2 minutes, and it sees a total of 535 flights annually. Various aircraft types serve this route, including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-900. Newark Airport has been in operation since 2001, while Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which handles over 8.6 million passengers per year, opened much earlier in 1925.
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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 714 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Cleveland (CLE) heads west for about 649 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of EWR-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 714 tracked EWR-CLE flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 4.8% 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 EWR-CLE
On the Newark (EWR) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 714 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Cleveland is 4.76% across 714 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.
