Historical on-time performance
Boston to Cincinnati
752 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–CVG arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,607 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.9%Flights1,302
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.0%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,632 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 987 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,082 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,193 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 80 min · 484 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 809 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 792 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 591 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 823 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 798 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 754 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 811 flights
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