The flight time from Newark to Louisville is 2 hours, 13 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves EWR Newark, NJ 6 minutes early.
21 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 42 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SDF Louisville, KY 20 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
100%
United
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Newark to Louisville is 2 hours, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Newark to Louisville is 642 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Louisville to Newark
2 hours, 3 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 13m
Spirit
2h 39m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
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 Newark from Louisville by plane?

The distance from Newark to Louisville 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 Newark to Louisville?

The flight time from Newark to Louisville is 2 hours, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 13 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 39 minutes.

What airlines fly from Newark to Louisville?

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

Does Southwest fly from Newark to Louisville?

Southwest does not fly from Newark (EWR) to Louisville (SDF). 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 Newark 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 21 minutes
In the Air 102 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Louisville 20 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 Newark to Louisville, 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 87% 10% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Newark and Louisville, 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)
United 21 102 7 133
Spirit 14 104 41 159

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
4pm 0.58
5pm 0.32
11am 0.15
6pm 0
12pm 0.01
9am 0.43
8pm 0.56
7pm 0.38
10am 0.3
5am 0.01
1pm 0.07
9pm 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark to Louisville 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 85
February 87
March 89
April 90
May 95
June 90
July 89
August 89
September 90
October 92
November 87
December 76

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark to Louisville 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 2.9
Tuesday 2.98
Wednesday 3
Thursday 2.9
Friday 2.9
Saturday 2.75
Sunday 2.92

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)
4pm 20 100 8 129
5pm 20 104 7 132
11am 17 97 7 123
6pm 49 107 9 165
12pm 21 95 7 123
9am 25 106 7 138
8pm 24 100 8 137
7pm 22 103 8 135
10am 19 104 6 130
5am 14 104 41 159
1pm 17 102 7 126
9pm 35 102 4 141
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.