Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in April 2026

84.3%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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,835 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 84.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.6% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 5.2 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 2,892 departures with 81.2% leaving on time: a change of +3.1 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 80.1% of the time (2,830 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 23%.

On time 82.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.3%
Cancelled 1.0%
Diverted 0.1%

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

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

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	84.3%	81.2%	79.8%	79.1%
Arrived on time	82.6%	78.9%	77.6%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.0%	1.0%	1.9%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	13.8 min	15.1 min	16.2 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	95	96	93	19,931
Scheduled departures	2,835	2,892	33,916	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	611	22%	89.4%	-3.3 min	0.8%
YX Republic Airline	396	14%	86.4%	-3.3 min	0.5%
MQ Envoy Air	270	10%	77.4%	4.2 min	2.6%
F9 Frontier Airlines	265	9%	84.2%	11.4 min	0.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	259	9%	82.2%	2.7 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	244	9%	76.6%	14.9 min	0.4%
AA American Airlines	234	8%	82.5%	8.2 min	0.9%
WN Southwest Airlines	233	8%	84.5%	2.9 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	167	6%	85.6%	-1.4 min	1.8%
OO SkyWest Airlines	126	4%	54.8%	39.5 min	6.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	30	1%	70.0%	10.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CVG–ORD	Cincinnati to Chicago	404	68.1%	19.0 min	4.5%
CVG–ATL	Cincinnati to Atlanta	243	86.4%	-0.1 min	2.1%
CVG–BOS	Cincinnati to Boston	175	82.9%	-2.8 min	0.6%
CVG–MCO	Cincinnati to Orlando	167	88.0%	-0.1 min	0.6%
CVG–CLT	Cincinnati to Charlotte	152	77.0%	27.8 min	0.0%
CVG–DFW	Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth	140	77.1%	4.4 min	1.4%
CVG–PHL	Cincinnati to Philadelphia	133	90.2%	-9.4 min	0.0%
CVG–DEN	Cincinnati to Denver	117	87.2%	2.1 min	0.9%
CVG–FLL	Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale	100	83.0%	1.5 min	0.0%
CVG–SLC	Cincinnati to Salt Lake City	86	89.5%	-0.4 min	0.0%
CVG–DCA	Cincinnati to Washington	84	69.0%	20.0 min	1.2%
CVG–MIA	Cincinnati to Miami	80	88.8%	-7.9 min	0.0%

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), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	29.8%	33.5%	11,654
Late-arriving aircraft	40.4%	40.4%	15,779
National Aviation System	23.0%	21.0%	8,979
Extreme weather	6.8%	5.0%	2,674
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

39,086 delay minutes on 461 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 April 2026?

84.3% of 2,835 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 81.2% of 2,892 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 84.3% and 1.0% in April 2026.

Provenance

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