Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Cincinnati
DFW → CVG
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Cincinnati operates with an average on-time performance rate of 71%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 411 flights using aircraft such as Embraer RJ140, Embraer RJ145, and Canadair Regional Jet 900, serving a destination airport that handles around 7,573,416 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 552 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads north-east for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DFW-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 552 tracked DFW-CVG flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.1% 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 DFW-CVG
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 552 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Cincinnati is 1.09% across 552 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.
