Flights Savannah → Newark
SAV → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to Newark operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.2 minutes per flight. With a total of 296 flights recorded, the destination airport in Newark, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 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 Savannah (SAV) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 384 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (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 Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,140 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 51m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of SAV-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 384 tracked SAV-EWR flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.9% 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 SAV-EWR
On the Savannah (SAV) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 384 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-Newark is 3.91% across 384 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.
