Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Cincinnati
596 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–CVG arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 763 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 timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights763
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → 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 76% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 869 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 949 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 25 min · 330 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 35 min · 856 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 768 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 549 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 450 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 554 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 550 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 550 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 564 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 555 flights
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