Flights New York → Cincinnati
LGA → CVG
How long is the flight from New York to Cincinnati?
The flight from New York (LGA) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 1h 28m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 New York to Cincinnati operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%, with average delays of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 416 flights serving a destination airport that 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 New York (LGA) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1156 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.1/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads west for about 940 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of LGA-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,156 tracked LGA-CVG flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 6.3% 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 LGA-CVG
The flight from New York (LGA) to Cincinnati (CVG) takes 1h 28m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New York (LGA) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1156 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Cincinnati is 6.31% across 1156 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.
