Flights Cincinnati → New York
CVG → LGA
How long is the flight from Cincinnati to New York?
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 New York operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 19.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 416 flights, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 29,040,963 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 (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1133 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 940 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of CVG-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,133 tracked CVG-LGA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 6.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-LGA
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1133 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-New York is 6.00% across 1133 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.
