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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → Dallas–Fort Worth

CVGDFW · 812 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
1,752
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines75%181 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%1,571 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CVG–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 42% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CVG–DFW flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Not much between Frontier Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 75% to 75% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(258 flights)
  • Tue81%(212 flights)
  • Wed78%(215 flights)
  • Thu78%(259 flights)
  • Fri74%(259 flights)
  • Sat72%(220 flights)
  • Sun69%(262 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(140 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(495 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(253 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(304 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(350 flights)
  • 6–9 PM42%(142 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 66% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%151
July 202567%155
August 202570%142
September 202578%140
October 202577%151
November 202583%131
December 202572%136
January 202679%121
February 202678%121
March 202678%145
April 202679%137
May 202675%155

Based on 1,752 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.