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UA 3638 on time

United Airlines 3638: Newark to Columbus at 10:38 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
241 flights · likely 83–91%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 3638 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

UA 3638: EWR → CMH

Scheduled to leave Newark at 10:38 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3638. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (241 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 100% on time (29 flights)100AprMay 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3692%
Tuesday3589%
Wednesday3591%
Thursday3586%
Friday3589%
Saturday3087%
Sunday3583%

Why it was late

Severe weather 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 14%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 3638 from EWR to CMH late?

United Airlines 3638 from Newark, NJ to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 241 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.