Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Denver
Flights on CVG–DEN arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,382 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- United AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights728
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights318
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline47%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 15 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 CVG → DEN
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 · 2,282 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 569 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,483 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 280 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 75 min · 554 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 679 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 689 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 705 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 778 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 754 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 783 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 780 flights
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