Flights Newark → Raleigh-durham
EWR → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Raleigh-Durham operates with a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a total of 760 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 14.4 minutes.
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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 957 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-west for about 669 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of EWR-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 957 tracked EWR-RDU flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 4.0% 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-RDU
On the Newark (EWR) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 957 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Raleigh-durham is 3.97% across 957 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 Raleigh-durham, 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.
