Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Cincinnati
430 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–CVG arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 712 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights712
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 BWI → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 222 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 832 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 30 min · 252 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 45 min · 54 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 1,028 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 344 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 349 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 296 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 356 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 351 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 339 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 45 min · 353 flights
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