DTW to CVG flight delays
Detroit, MI (DTW) Cincinnati, KY (CVG) · 229 miles
773 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
87.11%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.52%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
62 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
9 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from DTW overall run 7 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion DTW has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Endeavor Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from Detroit to Cincinnati 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 DTW to CVG. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in February.
Every airline on DTW to CVG
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 | 676 | 89.72% | 0.59% | 68 min | A |
| Delta Air Lines | 43 | 51.16% | 0% | 51 min | — |
| SkyWest Airlines | 28 | 89.29% | 0% | 82 min | — |
| Republic Airways | 26 | 76.92% | 0% | 26 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
CVG to DTW Cincinnati back to Detroit 87.86% on time AOther routes from Detroit
Common questions
Are flights from Detroit to Cincinnati usually delayed?
87.11% of flights on the DTW to CVG 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 Detroit to Cincinnati?
Only Endeavor Air appears in the published record on this route, with 676 flights and 89.72% arriving on time.
How often are DTW to CVG 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 Detroit to Cincinnati?
September, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 80.4%.
When DTW to CVG flights are late, how late are they?
About 62 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 DTW to CVG 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 →