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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → Newark

CVGEWR · 569 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
1,928
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines81%617 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines75%1,251 flights

Not enough history to rank: Allegiant Air (60 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CVG–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Friday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 80% on time on Fridays against 76% on Mondays.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.3% 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
  • Mon76%(288 flights)
  • Tue76%(271 flights)
  • Wed78%(271 flights)
  • Thu78%(277 flights)
  • Fri80%(294 flights)
  • Sat77%(197 flights)
  • Sun77%(244 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(734 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(287 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(192 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(342 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(287 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 80% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%108
July 202573%116
August 202577%124
September 202585%141
October 202570%158
November 202571%165
December 202551%170
January 202682%174
February 202678%160
March 202680%185
April 202687%167
May 202694%174

Based on 1,928 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.