Cincinnati, OH

What the Data Says About CVG

Cincinnati, OH in Cincinnati, Kentucky handled 423,583 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 75,821 experienced delays, 4,908 were cancelled, and 497 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.16%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 77.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CVG against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CVG, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 34.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 34.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 25.0%. Weather contributes 6.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at CVG with a 94% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88.4% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 6,585. The busiest route from CVG is to CVG (Cincinnati), with 16,599 flights at a 80.5% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.1% on-time, 77.9-minute average delay, 1.16% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Cincinnati, OH.