Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Cincinnati
812 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CVG arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,504 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time32%Median30 minp90105 minCancel6.5%Flights31
- American AirlinesbestOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.6%Flights1,473
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 DFW → CVG
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,233 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,197 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 847 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,377 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 85 min · 790 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 740 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 718 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 755 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 815 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 795 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 70 min · 804 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 65 min · 817 flights
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