Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to New York
589 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–JFK arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 733 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.2%Flights733
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 CVG → JFK
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,410 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,644 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 65 min · 1,014 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 55 min · 629 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 670 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 667 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 676 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 663 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 673 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 684 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 664 flights
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