The flight time from St. Louis to Newark is 2 hours, 23 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves STL St. Louis, MO 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 55 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from St. Louis to Newark is 2 hours, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes.

The flight distance from St. Louis to Newark is 872 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to St. Louis
2 hours, 43 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 23m
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

24

Distance

872 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is St. Louis from Newark by plane?

The distance from St. Louis to Newark by plane is 872 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from St. Louis to Newark?

The flight time from St. Louis to Newark is 2 hours, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from St. Louis to Newark?

United is the only airline with direct flights from St. Louis to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from St. Louis to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from St. Louis (STL) 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 St. Louis 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 115 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Newark 8 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 St. Louis to Newark, United is 81% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 16% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between St. Louis 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)
United 14 115 11 143

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
12pm 0.41
2pm 0.03
6am 0.44
5pm 0.71
11am 0.24
3pm 0.1
1pm 0.09
6pm 0.13
7am 0.34
9am 0.01
10am 0.26
4pm 0.22
8am 0.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis 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 107
February 113
March 111
April 139
May 145
June 114
July 98
August 93
September 89
October 92
November 88
December 79

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis 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 3.48
Tuesday 3.54
Wednesday 3.56
Thursday 3.5
Friday 3.46
Saturday 3.08
Sunday 3.77

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

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)
12pm 14 117 9 143
2pm 12 117 9 143
6am 13 111 10 138
5pm 13 115 11 141
11am 15 115 11 146
3pm 14 110 16 144
1pm 12 109 8 137
6pm 13 118 23 158
7am 15 113 10 140
9am 16 107 8 132
10am 14 115 11 146
4pm 16 117 28 165
8am 15 117 8 142
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.