Historical on-time performance
New York to Cincinnati
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CVG arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 792 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.6%Flights609
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.3%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security1%
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 LGA → 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 10 min · 1,450 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 40 min · 1,225 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,042 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,794 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 70 min · 327 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 386 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 931 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 937 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 952 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 60 min · 948 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 731 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 953 flights
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