Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Minneapolis
596 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–MSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 767 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights767
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 → MSP
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,242 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 959 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 647 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 65 min · 549 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 414 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 490 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 30 min · 500 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 496 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 491 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 510 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 496 flights
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