Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Cincinnati
1,569 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–CVG arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 386 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights386
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 PHX → 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 20 min · 581 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 196 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 583 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 60 min · 251 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 239 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 263 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 179 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 242 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 233 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 196 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 289 flights
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