EWR → FCONew York to Rome

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Rome (FCO): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,890 km, an estimated 9 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Rome. Updated 5 November 2026 at 19:51 UTC.

Today, EWR → FCO

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 17:40 UA40United Airlines On scheduleGate C121 · TC ·
  2. 20:20 UA510United Airlines On scheduleGate C98 · TC ·

Checked EWR board 14:51 · FCO board 15:33

EWR New York smooth · +0
FCO Rome smooth · +5
6,890 km · ~9h 20m est.
dep bank 18:40–21:2014x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 15 tracked EWR → FCO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~9h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA40 varies daily · UA510 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04UA40dep +20 → arr−2
11-04UA510dep −12 → arr−11
11-03UA40dep −9 → arr−2
11-03UA510dep +0 → arr−11
11-02UA40dep +20 → arr−18
11-02UA510dep −3 → arr−11
11-01UA40dep −2 → arr−3
11-01UA510dep −6 → arr−11
10-31UA40dep −4 → arr−5
10-31UA510dep +0 → arr−11
10-30UA177arrived−5
10-30UA40dep +6 → arr−5
10-30UA510dep +8 → arr−11
10-29UA40dep +12 → arr−5
10-29UA510dep −5 → arr−11

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 7 kt Full EWR delay board →
FCORome +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 5 kt Full FCO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FCO: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Rome route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EWR to FCO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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EWR to FCO questions

Is EWR–FCO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at FCO is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from EWR to FCO?

Great-circle distance is 6,890 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 516–621 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EWR–FCO fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at EWR and arrival-side delay at FCO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.