The flight time from Louisville to Newark is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SDF Louisville, KY 6 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 38 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 16 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
100%
United
92%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Louisville to Newark is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes.

The flight distance from Louisville to Newark is 642 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Louisville
2 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 2m
United
2h 3m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

642 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Louisville from Newark by plane?

The distance from Louisville to Newark by plane is 642 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Louisville to Newark?

The flight time from Louisville to Newark is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 2 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 3 minutes.

What airlines fly from Louisville to Newark?

United and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Louisville to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Louisville to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Louisville (SDF) to Newark (EWR). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Louisville 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 98 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Newark 16 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Louisville to Newark, Spirit is 100% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 100% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 100% 0% 0%
United 92% 6% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Louisville and Newark, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 17 99 5 122
United 14 98 9 123

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
9am 0.34
8am 0.01
4pm 0.13
7am 0.67
3pm 0.08
8pm 0
6am 0.32
10am 0.41
1pm 0.41
11am 0.23
12pm 0.24

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville to Newark that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 86
February 87
March 89
April 90
May 95
June 90
July 86
August 89
September 89
October 93
November 87
December 75

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville to Newark that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.92
Tuesday 2.98
Wednesday 2.96
Thursday 2.88
Friday 2.9
Saturday 2.75
Sunday 2.9

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
9am 15 98 7 122
8am 17 99 5 122
4pm 15 100 11 129
7am 13 97 8 122
3pm 15 101 12 132
8pm 14 88 8 110
6am 13 100 12 126
10am 13 98 8 119
1pm 13 99 11 126
11am 13 99 8 122
12pm 14 98 9 124
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.