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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Cincinnati

DFW–CVG · 812 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1,750
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines76%181 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%1,569 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–CVG flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 54% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–CVG flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Tuesdays and just 59% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Frontier Airlines runs this route best.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% 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
  • Mon72%(260 flights)
  • Tue74%(217 flights)
  • Wed69%(216 flights)
  • Thu68%(258 flights)
  • Fri71%(261 flights)
  • Sat71%(218 flights)
  • Sun59%(260 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(355 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(190 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(255 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(382 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(477 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 61% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%150
July 202553%154
August 202559%144
September 202574%140
October 202570%152
November 202574%130
December 202572%136
January 202670%122
February 202677%122
March 202670%147
April 202677%137
May 202674%156

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Based on 1,750 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.