Flights Rochester → Newark
ROC → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Newark is served by De Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 and DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, with an overall on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 261 flights, each averaging a delay of approximately 4.9 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 Rochester (ROC) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 342 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Newark (EWR) heads south-east for about 396 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of ROC-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 342 tracked ROC-EWR flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 4.1% 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 ROC-EWR
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 342 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Newark is 4.09% across 342 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.
