Flights Washington → Cincinnati
DCA → CVG
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Cincinnati operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 28.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 504 flights, originating from an airport that opened in 1938, while the destination airport serves 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 Washington (DCA) → Cincinnati (CVG) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 666 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cincinnati: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Cincinnati (CVG) heads west for about 660 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of DCA-CVG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cincinnati it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 666 tracked DCA-CVG flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 3.0% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-CVG
On the Washington (DCA) -> Cincinnati (CVG) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 666 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Cincinnati is 3.00% across 666 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
