Historical on-time performance
Boston to Cincinnati
752 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–CVG arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,861 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.0%Flights1,525
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.1%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 53 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BOS → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,657 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 923 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,198 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,203 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 503 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 825 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 807 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 608 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 822 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 834 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 65 min · 833 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 755 flights
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