Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to New York
589 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–JFK arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 688 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.3%Flights688
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather61%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 → JFK
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 5 min · 1,369 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,450 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 928 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 559 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 608 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 612 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 616 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 609 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 617 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 631 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 613 flights
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