Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Cincinnati
229 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 32 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 DTW → CVG
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 78% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 452 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 575 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 566 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 617 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 318 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 325 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 316 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 317 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 316 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 319 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 45 min · 317 flights
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