Flights Los Angeles → Cincinnati
LAX → CVG
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Cincinnati?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 3h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Los Angeles to Cincinnati using Airbus A320 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of just 2.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 89 flights on this route, connecting a historic airport in Los Angeles, which opened in 1926, to one of the busiest airports in Cincinnati, serving over seven 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 213 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), 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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads east for about 3,051 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 42m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 92% of LAX-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 213 tracked LAX-CVG flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.9% 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 LAX-CVG
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 3h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 213 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Cincinnati is 0.94% across 213 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.
