Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Cincinnati
773 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–CVG arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 556 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.0%Flights244
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.5%Flights312
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 TPA → CVG
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 510 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 380 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 65 min · 402 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 970 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 85 min · 400 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 285 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 412 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 339 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 90 min · 422 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 426 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 377 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 401 flights
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