Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Cincinnati
507 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–CVG arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 954 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time91%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights46
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90105 minCancel3.0%Flights908
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 PHL → 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 62% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 30 min · 478 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 969 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 400 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 95 min · 643 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 105 min · 850 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 397 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 465 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 524 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 90 min · 500 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 501 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 521 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 432 flights
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