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UA 297 on time

United Airlines 297: Newark to Bozeman at 7:39 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
192 flights · likely 76–87%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 297 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 297: EWR → BZN

Scheduled to leave Newark at 7:39 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (192 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: too few flights (5 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2778%
Tuesday2778%
Wednesday2685%
Thursday2889%
Friday2879%
Saturday2886%
Sunday2879%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Late inbound plane 20%

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Questions

How often is UA 297 from EWR to BZN late?

United Airlines 297 from Newark, NJ to Bozeman, MT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 192 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.