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Flights Denver → Cincinnati

DEN → CVG

18.7
Average risk (Medium)
79%
On-time
8 min
Average delay
0.6%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route from Denver to Cincinnati operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.9 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 342 total flights on this route, utilizing aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that sees approximately 7.5 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 Denver (DEN) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 500 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Denver (DEN) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads east for about 1,716 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.

Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of DEN-CVG flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 500 tracked DEN-CVG flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
2h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
10:34
Elevation CVG
896 ft
Typical aircraft
Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A319
Est. CO₂/passenger
~172 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Delta Air Lines (DL) 80% 8 min 1.8%
United Airlines (UA) 74% 10 min 6.9%
Frontier Airlines (F9) 74% 15 min 2.2%

Frequently asked questions about DEN-CVG

On the Denver (DEN) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 500 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Denver-Cincinnati is 0.60% across 500 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Cincinnati, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.