Historical on-time performance
Newark to Cincinnati
569 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–CVG arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.9%of scheduled flights
based on 376 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel5.9%Flights376
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 EWR → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 58% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 765 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,116 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,103 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 727 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 100 min · 781 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 699 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 623 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 821 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 621 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 350 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 563 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 815 flights
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