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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → Tampa

CVGTPA · 773 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Tampa International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
741
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 Lines80%372 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines80%369 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CVG–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

CVG–TPA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays: 73%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines.

On this route they all land within 80% to 80% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

CVG–TPA flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon79%(129 flights)
  • Tue73%(64 flights)
  • Wed86%(66 flights)
  • Thu80%(117 flights)
  • Fri84%(129 flights)
  • Sat81%(106 flights)
  • Sun77%(119 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(182 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(39 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(259 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(137 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 71% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%59
July 202571%58
August 202588%59
September 202590%51
October 202584%51
November 202589%55
December 202569%72
January 202678%54
February 202679%53
March 202678%76
April 202686%72
May 202683%70

Based on 741 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.