St. Petersburg to Cincinnati

What the Data Says About PIE to CVG

The St. Petersburg to Cincinnati corridor (PIE → CVG) covers roughly 776 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,482 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 68.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 82.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 944 flights were recorded on this pairing — 19 cancelled (2.0%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 1,482 total flights analyzed, the 68.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 82.0-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Mar 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 79% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at 41% on-time — a 38-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PIE to CVG route, the combination of a 68.7% on-time rate, 82.0-minute average delay, 2.0% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.