Flights Detroit → Cincinnati
DTW → CVG
How long is the flight from Detroit to Cincinnati?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 45 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Cincinnati has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 16.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 485 flights, serving one of the destination airport's busiest cities, which handles approximately 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 Detroit (DTW) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1187 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.51%. 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 Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads south for about 369 km, a flight time of roughly 45m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DTW-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,187 tracked DTW-CVG flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-CVG
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 45 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1187 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Cincinnati is 0.51% across 1187 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.
