Flights Chicago → Cincinnati
ORD → CVG
How long is the flight from Chicago to Cincinnati?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Cincinnati operates with a high frequency of 1,142 flights annually and uses aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 700. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 20.2 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over seven million passengers per year.
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 Chicago (ORD) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2943 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads south-east for about 425 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ORD-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,943 tracked ORD-CVG flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.5% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-CVG
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 2943 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Cincinnati is 3.50% across 2943 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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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.
