Historical on-time performance
New York to Cincinnati
589 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–CVG arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 733 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.6%Flights733
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 JFK → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,615 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 696 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,344 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,012 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 671 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 663 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 675 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 662 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 660 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 670 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 683 flights
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