Newark to Manchester

What the Data Says About EWR to MHT

The Newark to Manchester corridor (EWR → MHT) covers roughly 209 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 990 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 81.2% on-time rate with an average delay of 61.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 990 flights were recorded on this pairing — 60 cancelled (6.1%) and 3 diverted (0.3%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 990 total flights analyzed, the 81.2% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 61.5-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Dec 2023 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while May 2022 came in at 58% on-time — a 39-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the EWR to MHT route, the combination of a 81.2% on-time rate, 61.5-minute average delay, 6.1% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.