Route Reliability
Cincinnati → Dallas–Fort Worth
CVG–DFW · 812 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- 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.Frontier Airlines75%181 flights
- 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
- Mon74%(258 flights)
- Tue81%(212 flights)
- Wed78%(215 flights)
- Thu78%(259 flights)
- Fri74%(259 flights)
- Sat72%(220 flights)
- Sun69%(262 flights)
- 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)
Jun 66% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 151 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 155 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 142 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 140 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 151 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 131 |
| December 2025 | 72% | 136 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 121 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 121 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 145 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 137 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 155 |
Keep nerding
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.