Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Cincinnati
264 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–CVG arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 4,472 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.8%Flights1,407
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.5%Flights919
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.1%Flights1,304
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep90105 minCancel5.2%Flights842
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 126 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 ORD → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,829 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,332 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,075 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,469 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,691 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,467 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,319 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,484 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,532 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,532 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,546 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,518 flights
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