Historical on-time performance
Denver to Cincinnati
1,069 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–CVG arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,352 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights728
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.4%Flights288
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline38%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 13 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 DEN → CVG
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,988 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,027 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,310 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 45 min · 568 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 95 min · 273 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 689 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 705 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 677 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 777 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 754 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 780 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 784 flights
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