Route Reliability
Chicago → Cincinnati
ORD–CVG · 264 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.8%
- Cancelled
- 4,657
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines75%2,323 flights
- 2.American Airlines69%2,334 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ORD–CVG flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ORD–CVG flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 65%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 69%.
Ticking up lately.
ORD–CVG flights arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 66% 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
- Mon71%(665 flights)
- Tue78%(639 flights)
- Wed73%(641 flights)
- Thu73%(673 flights)
- Fri71%(676 flights)
- Sat75%(553 flights)
- Sun65%(675 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 AM83%(644 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(714 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(1020 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(835 flights)
- 6–9 PM69%(977 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM68%(330 flights)
Jun 71% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 71% | 384 |
| July 2025 | 65% | 384 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 396 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 401 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 419 |
| November 2025 | 74% | 348 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 347 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 290 |
| February 2026 | 71% | 322 |
| March 2026 | 63% | 392 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 388 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 451 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,657 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.