Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Cincinnati
1,900 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–CVG arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 123 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.3%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 LAX → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 968 flights
- Middays63% on time · p90 65 min · 115 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 121 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 20 min · 187 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 189 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 210 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 207 flights
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