OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

Cincinnati to New York

585 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on CVG–LGA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.4%of scheduled flights

based on 405 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.

  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time77%
    Medianon time
    p9075 min
    Cancel3.3%
    Flights183
  • Republic Airways
    On-time66%
    Medianon time
    p9065 min
    Cancel7.2%
    Flights222

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline29%
  • Weather1%
  • Air traffic (NAS)30%
  • Late aircraft40%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline23%
  • Weather45%
  • Air traffic (NAS)32%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → LGA

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 · 1,763 flights
  • Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,105 flights
  • Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 842 flights
  • Overnights77% on time · p90 75 min · 110 flights · limited
  • Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,001 flights

Best day of week

Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 90% on time.

  • Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 334 flights
  • Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 784 flights
  • Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 765 flights
  • Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 764 flights
  • Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 600 flights
  • Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 784 flights
  • Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 790 flights

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.