Flights Newark → Cincinnati
EWR → CVG
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Cincinnati has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 8.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 534 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Newark, which opened in 2001, to one of the busiest airports in Cincinnati, serving over seven and a half 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 Newark (EWR) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 710 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads west for about 914 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of EWR-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 710 tracked EWR-CVG flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-CVG
On the Newark (EWR) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 710 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Cincinnati is 3.24% across 710 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
