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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → New York

CVG–JFK · 589 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1,748
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines88%676 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines82%1,072 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CVG–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 87% on time on Wednesdays against 81% on Sundays.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 82%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(234 flights)
  • Tue87%(237 flights)
  • Wed87%(239 flights)
  • Thu85%(236 flights)
  • Fri84%(244 flights)
  • Sat85%(255 flights)
  • Sun81%(235 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(379 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(688 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(229 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(132 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(242 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 79% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%149
July 202576%148
August 202587%155
September 202595%149
October 202587%151
November 202587%142
December 202570%124
January 202683%130
February 202684%127
March 202687%149
April 202689%125
May 202690%131

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Based on 1,748 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.