Flights Cincinnati → New York
CVG → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to New York operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 420 total flights using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving a destination airport that opened in 1948 and currently handles over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 587 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.58%. 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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 946 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of CVG-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 587 tracked CVG-JFK flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 3.6% 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 CVG-JFK
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 587 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-New York is 3.58% across 587 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.
