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Airport month · October 2025
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in October 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 October 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 2,941 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 84.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.7% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 80.0% of flights departed on time and 79.1% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 4.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, the airport had 3,580 departures with 88.8% leaving on time: a change of −4.0 points, with flights down 18%.
Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 80.4% of the time (2,941 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 36%, air carrier 33% and late-arriving aircraft 30%.
- On time 80.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.6%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.8% | 88.8% | 79.8% | 80.0% |
| Arrived on time | 80.7% | 87.8% | 77.6% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.5 min | 7.7 min | 16.2 min | 13.9 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 98 | 119 | 93 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,941 | 3,580 | 33,916 | 605,844 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 676 | 23% | 88.8% | -1.0 min | 0.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 491 | 17% | 73.7% | 10.1 min | 1.2% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 300 | 10% | 84.3% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 298 | 10% | 75.2% | 12.2 min | 0.7% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 283 | 10% | 82.7% | 0.5 min | 0.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 228 | 8% | 73.7% | 4.6 min | 0.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 209 | 7% | 81.8% | 2.8 min | 0.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 190 | 6% | 85.8% | 3.1 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 180 | 6% | 77.8% | 6.4 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 55 | 2% | 61.8% | 12.2 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 31 | 1% | 74.2% | 5.3 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG–ORD | Cincinnati to Chicago | 420 | 66.9% | 12.7 min | 0.7% |
| CVG–ATL | Cincinnati to Atlanta | 284 | 92.3% | -8.0 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–BOS | Cincinnati to Boston | 191 | 60.7% | 20.3 min | 2.1% |
| CVG–DFW | Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth | 154 | 75.3% | 10.0 min | 1.3% |
| CVG–CLT | Cincinnati to Charlotte | 150 | 84.0% | 3.7 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–MCO | Cincinnati to Orlando | 150 | 84.0% | 4.8 min | 0.7% |
| CVG–DEN | Cincinnati to Denver | 140 | 85.7% | -0.4 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–PHL | Cincinnati to Philadelphia | 135 | 80.7% | 6.7 min | 0.7% |
| CVG–DCA | Cincinnati to Washington | 84 | 75.0% | 7.8 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–FLL | Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale | 70 | 84.3% | -3.8 min | 0.0% |
| CVG–LGA | Cincinnati to New York | 69 | 78.3% | 9.3 min | 1.4% |
| CVG–MIA | Cincinnati to Miami | 68 | 82.4% | 3.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CVG on time in October 2025?
84.8% of 2,941 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 80.0% and 79.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024, 88.8% of 3,580 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 84.8% and 0.5% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.