Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in February 2026

82.1%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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,270 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 82.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.5% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 4.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 2,323 departures with 81.0% leaving on time: a change of +1.1 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 76.4% of the time (2,271 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 37%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 29%.

On time 76.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.8%
Cancelled 1.5%
Diverted 0.3%

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

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

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	82.1%	81.0%	79.8%	78.1%
Arrived on time	76.5%	73.8%	77.6%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.5%	1.6%	1.9%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	14.2 min	14.5 min	16.2 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	76	77	93	17,168
Scheduled departures	2,270	2,323	33,916	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	496	22%	81.7%	-2.0 min	0.4%
YX Republic Airline	291	13%	79.0%	-1.2 min	5.5%
F9 Frontier Airlines	247	11%	77.7%	5.2 min	0.4%
OH PSA Airlines	221	10%	64.7%	27.7 min	3.2%
AA American Airlines	211	9%	74.9%	14.1 min	1.4%
MQ Envoy Air	201	9%	76.6%	5.0 min	1.5%
G4 Allegiant Air	198	9%	77.3%	3.0 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	155	7%	83.9%	-1.2 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	145	6%	79.3%	0.5 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	77	3%	53.2%	27.7 min	1.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	28	1%	53.6%	41.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CVG–ORD	Cincinnati to Chicago	313	70.3%	11.0 min	0.6%
CVG–ATL	Cincinnati to Atlanta	214	86.0%	-5.3 min	0.9%
CVG–MCO	Cincinnati to Orlando	155	89.0%	-2.7 min	0.0%
CVG–CLT	Cincinnati to Charlotte	142	77.5%	3.3 min	2.1%
CVG–BOS	Cincinnati to Boston	139	76.3%	-0.2 min	8.6%
CVG–DFW	Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth	122	76.2%	3.1 min	0.8%
CVG–DEN	Cincinnati to Denver	100	77.0%	6.8 min	0.0%
CVG–MIA	Cincinnati to Miami	82	74.4%	5.2 min	0.0%
CVG–DCA	Cincinnati to Washington	80	42.5%	58.2 min	5.0%
CVG–RSW	Cincinnati to Fort Myers	68	72.1%	8.6 min	1.5%
CVG–FLL	Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale	60	70.0%	12.4 min	0.0%
CVG–JFK	Cincinnati to New York	56	75.0%	1.1 min	8.9%

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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	37.2%	38.2%	12,868
Late-arriving aircraft	31.3%	37.2%	10,850
National Aviation System	28.5%	18.5%	9,886
Extreme weather	2.9%	6.0%	1,000
Security	0.1%	0.2%	24

34,628 delay minutes on 494 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 February 2026?

82.1% of 2,270 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 81.0% of 2,323 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 82.1% and 1.5% in February 2026.

Provenance

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