Flights Cincinnati → Orlando
CVG → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Orlando operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 522 total flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Airbus A320, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles nearly 50 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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 681 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 1,221 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of CVG-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 681 tracked CVG-MCO flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.6% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-MCO
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 681 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Orlando is 1.62% across 681 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.
