The FAA’s airport status reports departure delays of 31–45 min at Newark (EWR), citing “TM Initiatives:SWAP:WX”. The FAA describes the trend as “Increasing”.
The FAA’s airport status lists a ground stop for flights bound for Newark (EWR), citing “thunderstorms”. Flights to EWR are held at their departure airports until 7:15 PM EDT. The FAA lists the chance of an extension as “MEDIUM”.
FAA-reported departure delays at Newark (EWR) no longer appear in the FAA’s airport status as of 5:11 PM EDT, in 3 consecutive successful checks. It was first listed at 5:09 PM EDT.
The FAA’s airport status lists a ground delay program for flights to Newark (EWR), citing “other”; it gives an average delay of 72 min and a maximum of 137 min. Departures to EWR are given later takeoff times at their origin airports.
Tailodds’ model gives the 32 departures scheduled from Newark 9 PM–midnight Friday an average 54% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 33%. From the 2:00 PM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.
Tailodds’ model gives the 111 departures scheduled from Newark 6–9 PM Friday an average 57% chance of leaving 15+ minutes late. With calm weather the same flights would average 37%. From the 2:00 PM EDT forecast (model famB-sd-v4i). This is a forecast, not a report of delays.