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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Cincinnati

PHLCVG · 507 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
1,513
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,513 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–CVG flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PHL–CVG flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 73%.

Trending in the right direction.

PHL–CVG flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon77%(222 flights)
  • Tue83%(171 flights)
  • Wed80%(219 flights)
  • Thu77%(223 flights)
  • Fri73%(220 flights)
  • Sat75%(184 flights)
  • Sun77%(228 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(324 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(195 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(341 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(186 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(315 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(106 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 60% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%143
July 202565%133
August 202581%137
September 202590%129
October 202584%146
November 202578%108
December 202559%112
January 202679%84
February 202678%90
March 202681%113
April 202691%133
May 202681%139

Based on 1,513 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.