Route · HHH → EWR · 2020–2025 BTS data
Hilton Head to Newark
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), HHH to EWR (Hilton Head to Newark) ranks #4736 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 71.6%
- On-time
- -7.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 99 min
- Delay when late
- 701
- Flights
- #4736 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
5.8%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
687 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 | YX |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| May 2025 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 0 | YX |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | YX |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | YX |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YX |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | YX |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | YX |
| May 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | YX |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | YX |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | YX |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | YX |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | YX |
| May 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | YX |
| May 2022 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 1 | YX |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | YX |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | YX |
| Aug 2021 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | YX |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 2 | YX |
HHH–EWR seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (85.8%) · weakest: May (59.7%)
Strongest calendar month
September
85.8% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
May
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
59.7% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
5.8%
41 of 701 flights
Diversion Rate
2.9%
20 of 701 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HHH - Hilton Head
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Hilton Head, SC.
HHH on-time profileEWR - Newark
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Newark, NJ.
EWR on-time profileCompare the two airports
See HHH and EWR side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare HHH vs EWROrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from HHH
Among 5 routes leaving HHH, only 1 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 1 stay ≥85% and 3 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing HHH options should weigh this 71.6% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4778 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About HHH to EWR
On-time performance on the HHH to EWR pairing (Hilton Head to Newark) trails a chunk of the network: 71.6% of 701 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 99.2-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 687 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 5.8% (41 of 701 flights), with 2.9% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, HHH–EWR peaks in September at 85.8% on-time while May carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is May at 59.7%, a 26.1-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using HHH–EWR data
HHH–EWR sits 7.4 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare HHH and EWR airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. HHH airport
- If your dates flex, September (85.8% on-time) beats May (59.7%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 71.6% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.