Flights Newark → Savannah
EWR → SAV
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Savannah has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 10.3 minutes when flights are not on time. Since the origin airport in Newark opened in 2001, this particular route has seen 297 total flights, connecting to a destination city that serves over three and a half million passengers annually at its airport.
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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 385 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-west for about 1,140 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 51m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of EWR-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 385 tracked EWR-SAV flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.4% 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-SAV
On the Newark (EWR) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 385 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Savannah is 3.38% across 385 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.
