Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in January 2026

77.5%departed on time

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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,380 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 77.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.2% reached their destination on time; 6.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 1.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 2,405 departures with 80.2% leaving on time: a change of −2.7 points, with flights down 1%.

Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 72.3% of the time (2,382 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 75.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.4%
Cancelled 6.3%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from CVG in January 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jan 2026	Jan 2025	CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jan 2026
Departed on time	77.5%	80.2%	79.8%	75.6%
Arrived on time	75.2%	76.8%	77.6%	75.3%
Cancelled	6.3%	4.5%	1.9%	4.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	16.0 min	14.6 min	16.2 min	16.7 min
Scheduled departures a day	79	80	93	18,133
Scheduled departures	2,380	2,405	33,916	544,003

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	511	21%	83.0%	-3.2 min	4.7%
YX Republic Airline	273	11%	76.6%	-3.3 min	8.4%
F9 Frontier Airlines	260	11%	68.5%	16.5 min	3.5%
OH PSA Airlines	254	11%	69.7%	12.6 min	9.8%
AA American Airlines	229	10%	69.9%	11.8 min	11.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	200	8%	77.5%	1.5 min	4.0%
MQ Envoy Air	193	8%	78.8%	-2.8 min	5.7%
UA United Airlines	177	7%	78.5%	2.4 min	3.4%
WN Southwest Airlines	166	7%	79.5%	-3.0 min	6.6%
OO SkyWest Airlines	87	4%	54.0%	46.5 min	4.6%
AS Alaska Airlines	30	1%	56.7%	15.8 min	6.7%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CVG–ORD	Cincinnati to Chicago	294	65.3%	21.3 min	5.1%
CVG–ATL	Cincinnati to Atlanta	212	85.4%	-6.9 min	4.7%
CVG–MCO	Cincinnati to Orlando	157	69.4%	10.5 min	4.5%
CVG–BOS	Cincinnati to Boston	139	78.4%	-7.5 min	10.1%
CVG–DFW	Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth	136	69.9%	6.0 min	11.0%
CVG–CLT	Cincinnati to Charlotte	135	73.3%	1.4 min	11.9%
CVG–DEN	Cincinnati to Denver	115	81.7%	-3.6 min	4.3%
CVG–MIA	Cincinnati to Miami	109	79.8%	0.7 min	3.7%
CVG–PHL	Cincinnati to Philadelphia	90	81.1%	5.8 min	7.8%
CVG–DCA	Cincinnati to Washington	88	51.1%	32.6 min	12.5%
CVG–FLL	Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale	71	71.8%	4.3 min	4.2%
CVG–RSW	Cincinnati to Fort Myers	63	71.4%	0.7 min	4.8%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), January 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jan 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	26.4%	37.3%	9,409
Late-arriving aircraft	45.1%	35.0%	16,059
National Aviation System	21.5%	18.0%	7,670
Extreme weather	7.0%	9.6%	2,488
Security	0.0%	0.1%	9

35,635 delay minutes on 438 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left CVG on time in January 2026?

77.5% of 2,380 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In January 2025, 80.2% of 2,405 departures left on time and 4.5% were cancelled, against 77.5% and 6.3% in January 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.