Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Salt Lake City
1,450 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–SLC arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 820 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights820
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 → SLC
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,093 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 908 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 65 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 294 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 286 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 296 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 340 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 341 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 336 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
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