Flights Newark → Columbus
EWR → CMH
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Columbus operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 4.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 453 flights on this route using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Embraer 170. The destination airport in Columbus, which opened in 1929, serves over seven 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) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 608 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Columbus (CMH) heads west for about 743 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of EWR-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 608 tracked EWR-CMH flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 3.0% 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 EWR-CMH
On the Newark (EWR) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 608 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Columbus is 2.96% across 608 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.
