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UA 3437 on time

United Airlines 3437: Newark to Detroit at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
297 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 3437 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 3437: EWR → DTW

Scheduled to leave Newark at 4:00 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3437. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (297 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81SepOct 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80FebMar 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MarApr 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96AprMay 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86MayJun 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JunJul 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4885%
Tuesday4683%
Wednesday4685%
Thursday4676%
Friday4779%
Saturday2085%
Sunday4475%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 15%

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Questions

How often is UA 3437 from EWR to DTW late?

United Airlines 3437 from Newark, NJ to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 297 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.