Flights Cincinnati → Los Angeles
CVG → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Los Angeles operates with an 87% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of just 3.4 minutes across the total of 89 flights recorded. The aircraft used for this route is the Airbus A320, flying to a destination airport that has been in operation since 1926 and currently serves over 76 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 116 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,051 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 14m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 98% of CVG-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 116 tracked CVG-LAX flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.0% 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-LAX
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 116 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 116 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.
