Flights Cincinnati → Tampa
CVG → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 14.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 205 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 21,528,249 passengers.
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) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 298 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,247 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of CVG-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 298 tracked CVG-TPA flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.0% 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-TPA
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 298 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Tampa is 2.01% across 298 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.
