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Route Reliability

Washington → Cincinnati

DCA–CVG · 411 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
2,019
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 Lines70%999 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines66%1,020 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–CVG flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–CVG flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 63%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 70% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 66%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% 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
  • Mon71%(297 flights)
  • Tue67%(301 flights)
  • Wed65%(294 flights)
  • Thu66%(286 flights)
  • Fri63%(290 flights)
  • Sat78%(199 flights)
  • Sun68%(279 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(106 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(571 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(177 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(490 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(602 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 57% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%154
July 202558%158
August 202577%169
September 202582%167
October 202577%173
November 202561%158
December 202555%150
January 202667%155
February 202661%155
March 202663%172
April 202674%164
May 202679%171

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,019 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.