Route Reliability
Minneapolis → Cincinnati
MSP–CVG · 596 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 1,352
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,352 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
MSP–CVG flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 73% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MSP–CVG flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 75%.
Ticking up lately.
MSP–CVG flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
- Mon76%(200 flights)
- Tue79%(199 flights)
- Wed82%(198 flights)
- Thu78%(197 flights)
- Fri75%(199 flights)
- Sat83%(153 flights)
- Sun75%(193 flights)
- 6–9 AM81%(360 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(3 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(346 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(270 flights)
- 6–9 PM79%(326 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM77%(34 flights)
Jun 82% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 82% | 114 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 116 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 113 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 107 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 116 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 107 |
| December 2025 | 66% | 113 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 99 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 106 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 115 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 115 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 118 |
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Based on 1,352 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.