Flights Cincinnati → Washington
CVG → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 14.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 291 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 21,376,896 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 381 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Washington (IAD) heads east for about 623 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of CVG-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 381 tracked CVG-IAD flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-IAD
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 381 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Washington is 0.52% across 381 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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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.
