Flights Cincinnati → Dallas-Fort Worth
CVG → DFW
How long is the flight from Cincinnati to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 5m 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 Cincinnati to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 410 flights using aircraft such as Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 87.8 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Cincinnati (CVG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1052 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of CVG-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,052 tracked CVG-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.4% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-DFW
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 5m 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 Cincinnati (CVG) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1052 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.38% across 1052 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dallas-Fort Worth, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
