CVG to DTW flight delays
Cincinnati, KY (CVG) Detroit, MI (DTW) · 229 miles
770 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
87.86%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.52%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
80 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 80 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 20.9 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 8.1 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Flights from Cincinnati to Detroit keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Endeavor Air arrived on time most often on CVG to DTW. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in March.
Every airline on CVG to DTW
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Air | 677 | 88.26% | 0.59% | 81 min | A |
| Delta Air Lines | 42 | 83.33% | 0% | 100 min | — |
| SkyWest Airlines | 27 | 85.19% | 0% | 42 min | — |
| Republic Airways | 24 | 87.5% | 0% | 59 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DTW to CVG Detroit back to Cincinnati 87.11% on time AOther routes from Cincinnati
Common questions
Are flights from Cincinnati to Detroit usually delayed?
87.86% of flights on the CVG to DTW route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Cincinnati to Detroit?
Only Endeavor Air appears in the published record on this route, with 677 flights and 88.26% arriving on time.
How often are CVG to DTW flights cancelled?
0.52% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 5 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Cincinnati to Detroit?
October, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 75.8%.
When CVG to DTW flights are late, how late are they?
About 80 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CVG to DTW during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →