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United Airlines 2398: Newark to Cleveland at 8:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
360 flights · likely 64–73%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+86 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 2398 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 2398: EWR → CLE

Scheduled to leave Newark at 8:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (360 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Newark to Cleveland (99% of days). United Airlines's last EWR–CLE flight was cancelled 2.7% of the time, against 3.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39OctNov 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5267%
Thursday5163%
Friday5281%
Saturday4865%
Sunday5254%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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Questions

How often is UA 2398 from EWR to CLE late?

United Airlines 2398 from Newark, NJ to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.