Historical on-time performance
Washington to Cincinnati
411 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CVG arrive on time 56% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate56%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay115 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.2%of scheduled flights
based on 928 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp90115 minCancel5.2%Flights928
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,535 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 503 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,117 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 60 min · 855 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 110 min · 915 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 521 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 744 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 706 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 746 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 728 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 744 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 736 flights
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