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Airport month · September 2025
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in September 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In September 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 2,613 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 85.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 84.7% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 83.1% of flights departed on time and 82.8% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 2.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2024, the airport had 3,325 departures with 86.5% leaving on time: a change of −0.6 points, with flights down 21%.
Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 83.8% of the time (2,616 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, national aviation system 28% and late-arriving aircraft 28%.
- On time 84.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.5%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.9% | 86.5% | 79.8% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 84.7% | 83.9% | 77.6% | 82.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.3 min | 10.4 min | 16.2 min | 12.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 87 | 111 | 93 | 18,748 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,613 | 3,325 | 33,916 | 562,439 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 676 | 26% | 92.5% | -7.0 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 361 | 14% | 83.4% | 0.1 min | 1.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 281 | 11% | 73.0% | 13.3 min | 1.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 237 | 9% | 81.9% | 6.8 min | 0.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 226 | 9% | 92.9% | -7.2 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 219 | 8% | 88.1% | -1.2 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 181 | 7% | 82.9% | 17.2 min | 1.1% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 158 | 6% | 89.2% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 152 | 6% | 71.7% | 11.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 92 | 4% | 64.1% | 8.6 min | 2.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 30 | 1% | 90.0% | -6.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG–ORD | Cincinnati to Chicago | 402 | 72.6% | 9.6 min | 0.7% |
| CVG–ATL | Cincinnati to Atlanta | 264 | 96.6% | -11.3 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–BOS | Cincinnati to Boston | 150 | 71.3% | 9.1 min | 3.3% |
| CVG–DFW | Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth | 143 | 76.2% | 6.3 min | 2.1% |
| CVG–CLT | Cincinnati to Charlotte | 138 | 85.5% | 5.2 min | 0.7% |
| CVG–DEN | Cincinnati to Denver | 132 | 87.1% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–MSP | Cincinnati to Minneapolis | 107 | 92.5% | -13.6 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–MCO | Cincinnati to Orlando | 105 | 92.4% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–DCA | Cincinnati to Washington | 81 | 76.5% | 27.8 min | 2.5% |
| CVG–IAH | Cincinnati to Houston | 66 | 86.4% | 3.5 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–PHL | Cincinnati to Philadelphia | 65 | 75.4% | 32.3 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–BWI | Cincinnati to Baltimore | 60 | 88.3% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CVG on time in September 2025?
85.9% of 2,613 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 84.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 83.1% and 82.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2024, 86.5% of 3,325 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 85.9% and 0.6% in September 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for CVG · methodology · corrections.