Flights Cincinnati → Boston
CVG → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Boston operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 487 total flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 36,090,716 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 625 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Boston (BOS) heads east for about 1,207 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 56m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of CVG-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 625 tracked CVG-BOS flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.9% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-BOS
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 625 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Boston is 2.88% across 625 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.
