Wilmington to Newark

What the Data Says About ILM to EWR

The Wilmington to Newark corridor (ILM → EWR) covers roughly 488 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,090 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 81.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 77.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,090 flights were recorded on this pairing — 54 cancelled (5.0%) 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 1,090 total flights analyzed, the 81.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 77.0-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, Oct 2023 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while Nov 2022 came in at 61% on-time — a 36-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ILM to EWR route, the combination of a 81.9% on-time rate, 77.0-minute average delay, 5.0% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.