Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Cincinnati
249 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–CVG arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 426 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.7%Flights426
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft67%
- 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 MDW → 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 56% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 442 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 445 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 210 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 35 min · 674 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 80 min · 576 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 343 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 349 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 338 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 282 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 340 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 344 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 351 flights
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