Flights Charlotte → Cincinnati
CLT → CVG
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Cincinnati operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 16.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 474 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 7.57 million passengers annually.
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 Charlotte (CLT) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 622 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads north-west for about 539 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of CLT-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 622 tracked CLT-CVG flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-CVG
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 622 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Cincinnati is 1.77% across 622 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
