Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Philadelphia
507 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–PHL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 955 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights46
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.5%Flights909
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CVG → PHL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,402 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 745 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 321 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 838 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 431 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 394 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 467 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 498 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 526 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 65 min · 496 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 518 flights
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