Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Phoenix
1,569 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–PHX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 386 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights386
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline58%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 198 flights · limited
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 849 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 60 min · 373 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 241 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 193 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 292 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 185 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 263 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 238 flights
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