Flights Baltimore → Cincinnati
BWI → CVG
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Cincinnati?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes about 1h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Cincinnati has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.2 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 174 flights, connecting passengers from Baltimore's historic airport, which opened in 1947, to Cincinnati, a city that welcomes over seven and a half million passengers annually at its airport.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Baltimore (BWI) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 442 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads west for about 690 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of BWI-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 442 tracked BWI-CVG flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-CVG
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes about 1h 17m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 442 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Cincinnati is 2.26% across 442 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
