Flights Newark → Ithaca
EWR → ITH
Route overview
This flight route operates between Newark and Ithaca using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8 and DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. The destination airport in Ithaca, which opened in 2001, serves around 218,504 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) → Ithaca (ITH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 61 flights monitored in recent months, 95% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ithaca the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Ithaca: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Ithaca (ITH) heads north-west for about 276 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of EWR-ITH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Ithaca it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 61 tracked EWR-ITH flights, 95% left on time with an average delay of -3 min and a 6.6% 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-ITH
On the Newark (EWR) -> Ithaca (ITH) route, on-time performance is 95% with an average delay of -3 minutes, based on 61 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Ithaca is 6.56% across 61 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Ithaca, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
