Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Newark
569 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–EWR arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 261 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.6%Flights261
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)63%
- Late aircraft11%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 12 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 → EWR
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,369 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 849 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 618 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 95 min · 801 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 309 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 510 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 515 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 676 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 438 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 577 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 688 flights
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