According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Cincinnati, OH (CVG) ranks #47 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Cincinnati, OH posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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CVG on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 2,708,925.
Late Aircraft34.7% (941,200 min)
Carrier34.0% (922,106 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)25.0% (676,460 min)
Weather6.1% (164,851 min)
Security0.2% (4,308 min)
CVG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94%) · worst: July (88.4%)
CVG - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
CVG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.8 min · taxi-in 7.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
CVG's average taxi-out (15.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.3 min (May 2024) to 20.9 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Cincinnati, OH, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Cincinnati, OH is traffic scale: 423,583 BTS flights (2020–2025) place it #47 of 382 by book size. That busy-book footprint sits beside a 82.1% on-time rate (3.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 75,821 delayed departures, and 4,908 cancellations (1.16% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (34.7% late-aircraft, 34.0% carrier, 25.0% NAS, 6.1% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, CVG is strongest in November (94% on-time) and weakest in July (88.4%), a 5.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~6,585 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 80.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Cincinnati, OH vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.1%Top 66%higher than 34% of 382 airports
Cincinnati, OH
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
CVG's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from CVG before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cincinnati, OH's on-time rate?
Cincinnati, OH (CVG) has a 82.1% on-time rate across 423,583 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does CVG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Cincinnati, OH ranks #47 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Cincinnati, OH?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at CVG, accounting for 34.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.7% late-aircraft, 34.0% carrier, 25.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.1% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Cincinnati, OH?
November is historically CVG's strongest month at 94% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.4%, a 5.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights