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When is Newark security busiest? 5 to 7 am, then 3 pm.

Calmest around 12 pm. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at EWR checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Friday, 6 am

5,220

people screened, 8-week average.

Which checkpoint is busiest? CKPT-C1 and CKPT-A1, by 6 am.

CKPT-B3 peaks at 3 pm, CKPT-B2 at 8 pm.

Security counts,

  • CKPT-C1

    6 am

    2,540 screened

  • CKPT-A1

    6 am

    1,930 screened

  • CKPT-B3

    3 pm

    650 screened

  • CKPT-B2

    8 pm

    260 screened

  • CKPT-B1

    5 am

    250 screened

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

6 am: 89% left on time. 10 pm: 54%.

Flight records,

Share of EWR departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am87%
6 am89%
7 am88%
8 am84%
9 am85%
10 am81%
11 am82%
12 pm77%
1 pm79%
2 pm76%
3 pm72%
4 pm73%
5 pm69%
6 pm67%
7 pm66%
8 pm62%
9 pm66%
10 pm54%

Which airline runs on time here? American and United lead.

United flies 76% of EWR departures and landed on time 74% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. American 7,261 flights, 4.0% cancelled 75%
  2. United 102,635 flights, 3.3% cancelled 74%
  3. Delta 9,219 flights, 4.4% cancelled 74%
  4. JetBlue 4,976 flights, 3.8% cancelled 71%
  5. Spirit 5,960 flights, 7.3% cancelled 63%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Allegiant 79% of 547, Alaska 72% of 2,985, Frontier 68% of 1,240.

Where do EWR flights land late? San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
MCO Orlando6,39175%
ATL Atlanta6,25274%
ORD Chicago6,12368%
LAX Los Angeles4,75069%
FLL Fort Lauderdale4,67172%
SFO San Francisco4,34966%
MIA Miami3,91475%
BOS Boston3,86069%