Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in July 2026

73.7%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,262 domestic departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG). 73.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.2% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so CVG departures were 4.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 3,077 departures with 70.1% leaving on time: a change of +3.6 points, with flights up 6%.

Flights arriving at CVG that month were on time 68.7% of the time (3,261 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 75.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.5%
Cancelled 2.8%
Diverted 0.6%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	CVG, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	73.7%	70.1%	79.8%	68.8%
Arrived on time	75.2%	69.2%	77.6%	69.4%
Cancelled	2.8%	2.7%	1.9%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.2 min	27.4 min	16.2 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	109	103	93	21,066
Scheduled departures	3,262	3,077	33,916	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	734	23%	79.0%	4.8 min	0.8%
YX Republic Airline	525	16%	72.6%	11.1 min	7.2%
G4 Allegiant Air	421	13%	75.1%	13.7 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	281	9%	72.2%	13.6 min	0.7%
AA American Airlines	267	8%	76.4%	14.0 min	1.9%
OH PSA Airlines	266	8%	64.7%	22.2 min	9.4%
F9 Frontier Airlines	218	7%	69.3%	15.2 min	1.8%
MQ Envoy Air	218	7%	87.2%	5.0 min	0.5%
UA United Airlines	190	6%	75.8%	14.5 min	2.1%
OO SkyWest Airlines	81	2%	75.3%	5.1 min	6.2%
AS Alaska Airlines	61	2%	85.2%	1.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CVG–ORD	Cincinnati to Chicago	418	75.4%	16.7 min	3.6%
CVG–ATL	Cincinnati to Atlanta	284	76.4%	9.1 min	1.1%
CVG–BOS	Cincinnati to Boston	197	72.6%	10.0 min	5.1%
CVG–MCO	Cincinnati to Orlando	158	67.7%	13.6 min	0.6%
CVG–CLT	Cincinnati to Charlotte	153	79.7%	15.4 min	3.9%
CVG–PHL	Cincinnati to Philadelphia	146	65.8%	26.4 min	8.2%
CVG–DFW	Cincinnati to Dallas/Fort Worth	140	69.3%	14.4 min	1.4%
CVG–DEN	Cincinnati to Denver	132	79.5%	-0.5 min	1.5%
CVG–MSP	Cincinnati to Minneapolis	117	84.6%	0.2 min	0.9%
CVG–EWR	Cincinnati to Newark	105	77.1%	3.8 min	12.4%
CVG–FLL	Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale	105	72.4%	13.3 min	1.0%
CVG–SEA	Cincinnati to Seattle	92	88.0%	-0.4 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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.4%	31.7%	21,377
Late-arriving aircraft	37.4%	41.8%	22,608
National Aviation System	21.7%	19.9%	13,096
Extreme weather	5.5%	6.5%	3,329
Security	0.1%	0.1%	57

60,467 delay minutes on 700 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 July 2026?

73.7% of 3,262 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 70.1% of 3,077 departures left on time and 2.7% were cancelled, against 73.7% and 2.8% in July 2026.

Provenance

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