Airport month record
CVGFEB
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in February 2026
- Departures
- 2,270
- Month
- February 2026
- National, same month
- 80.2%
- Carriers
- 10
Historical statistics for February 2026, not live status or a forecast for this year’s February. For today’s conditions at CVG, see live FAA status.
CVG in February lands a B, 2 points worse than the national rate of 80.2%. Roughly one flight in five arrives 15 minutes late or worse, and those flights are late by a little over an hour on average. That is a workable record, not a spotless one. That rests on 2,270 flights, with a median arrival 7 minutes early.
Key figures
On time
77.8%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 2,230 completed departures
Avg delay
70 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
1.45%
Nationally in February: 2.25%
Whole year
78.8%
CVG across all twelve months
These figures cover 2,270 departures from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International in February 2026. On time means an arrival less than 15 minutes after the scheduled gate time, the DOT's threshold, and the national comparison uses every US departure in the same month rather than the whole year.
Against the year
February next to CVG's other months
Against CVG's own year, February ran about a point worse than the twelve-month rate of 78.8%, which makes it number eight of twelve months, best first. Either side of it, January ran 80.3% on time and March 75.4%, so this month sits in line with its neighbours.
| Month | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 3,077 | 71.5% | 94 min | 2.73% | C |
| August 2025 | 2,894 | 80.7% | 81 min | 1.11% | B |
| September 2025 | 2,613 | 85.4% | 69 min | 0.61% | A+ |
| October 2025 | 2,941 | 81.2% | 61 min | 0.48% | B+ |
| November 2025 | 2,713 | 82.7% | 86 min | 2.69% | B |
| December 2025 | 2,710 | 67.7% | 84 min | 1.70% | C |
| January 2026 | 2,380 | 80.3% | 81 min | 6.26% | B− |
| February 2026 (this page) | 2,270 | 77.8% | 70 min | 1.45% | B |
| March 2026 | 3,105 | 75.4% | 90 min | 2.80% | B |
| April 2026 | 2,835 | 83.6% | 85 min | 1.02% | B |
| May 2026 | 3,064 | 82.4% | 66 min | 1.01% | B |
| June 2026 | 3,129 | 77.7% | 83 min | 1.57% | B |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave CVG in February
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 13 points, against half a point between the best and worst carrier. Each bar is the on-time rate for flights scheduled inside that window.
- 5am–8am647 flights80.3%
- 8am–11am453 flights79.7%
- 11am–2pm316 flights79.3%
- 2pm–5pm449 flights79.5%
- 5pm–8pm335 flights67.8%
- 8pm–5am70 flights74.3%
Scale runs 60% to 85%. Rows with fewer than 30 flights show a dash.
Book the early departure. Flights leaving between 5am–8am arrive on time 80.3% of the time, against 67.8% for the evening window. That is 13 points of difference for no extra money, and it comes from the same aircraft having had no earlier flight to fall behind on. The 5am–8am window is the busiest, with 647 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Wednesday is the strongest day at 88.4% on time and Monday the weakest at 70.7%. 18 points is a smaller lever than departure hour, but it is free.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at CVG in February
Only one carrier clears this site's 365-flight floor here, so there is no comparison to draw. The table below is the full picture.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 496 | 82.0% | 48 min | 0.40% | B+ |
| Republic Airwaysthin sample | 291 | 83.6% | 50 min | 5.50% | B− |
| Frontier Airlinesthin sample | 247 | 78.7% | 73 min | 0.40% | B+ |
| PSA Airlinesthin sample | 221 | 67.1% | 111 min | 3.17% | C− |
| American Airlinesthin sample | 211 | 76.0% | 98 min | 1.42% | B |
| Envoy Airthin sample | 201 | 77.8% | 59 min | 1.49% | B |
| Allegiant Airthin sample | 198 | 77.3% | 65 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| Southwest Airlinesthin sample | 155 | 86.1% | 34 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| United Airlinesthin sample | 145 | 79.3% | 49 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| SkyWest Airlinesthin sample | 77 | 53.9% | 74 min | 1.30% | F |
Route by route
Busiest routes out of CVG in February
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVG to ORD · Chicagothin sample | 313 | 70.7% | 62 min | 0.64% | C+ |
| CVG to ATL · Atlantathin sample | 214 | 86.8% | 60 min | 0.93% | A+ |
| CVG to MCO · Orlandothin sample | 155 | 89.6% | 71 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CVG to CLT · Charlottethin sample | 142 | 79.7% | 69 min | 2.11% | B |
| CVG to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 139 | 83.5% | 67 min | 8.63% | B− |
| CVG to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 122 | 76.9% | 61 min | 0.82% | B+ |
| CVG to DEN · Denverthin sample | 100 | 77.0% | 54 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CVG to MIA · Miamithin sample | 82 | 74.4% | 52 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| CVG to DCA · Washingtonthin sample | 80 | 44.7% | 112 min | 5.00% | F− |
| CVG to RSW · Fort Myersthin sample | 68 | 74.2% | 73 min | 1.47% | C |
| CVG to FLL · Fort Lauderdalethin sample | 60 | 71.2% | 76 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| CVG to SEA · Seattlethin sample | 56 | 58.9% | 72 min | 0.00% | D+ |
| CVG to PHL · Philadelphiathin sample | 56 | 79.2% | 100 min | 5.36% | B− |
| CVG to JFK · New Yorkthin sample | 56 | 82.4% | 55 min | 8.93% | B− |
| CVG to TPA · Tampathin sample | 53 | 73.6% | 43 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| CVG to PHX · Phoenixthin sample | 53 | 73.6% | 201 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| CVG to LAS · Las Vegasthin sample | 52 | 75.0% | 69 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CVG to BWI · Baltimorethin sample | 52 | 86.3% | 29 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CVG to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 51 | 88.2% | 57 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CVG to SLC · Salt Lake Citythin sample | 42 | 78.6% | 48 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CVG to PGD · Punta Gordathin sample | 32 | 81.2% | 53 min | 0.00% | B+ |
Delay causes
What held CVG up in February
Carriers report a reason for every delay minute they cause, in five DOT categories. The split below is by minutes, not by number of flights, so a handful of very long weather delays weighs as much as many short ones. It covers 35,000 reported delay minutes.
- 37%Carrier
- 31%Late-arriving aircraft
- 29%National Airspace System
- 3%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
The largest share of delay minutes, 37%, falls under carrier control: crew scheduling, maintenance, fuelling, baggage. Unlike weather, that is a management outcome, and it is the category where the gap between two carriers on the same schedule is genuinely earned. It accounts for 13,000 of the 35,000 delay minutes reported here. The split is drawn from 34,628 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 1.45% against a national 2.25%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.31%.
7.1% of arrivals land an hour or more late, close to the national 6.5%. That is the figure that decides a connection, and it says a 60 to 75 minute layover is reasonable here while anything under 45 minutes is a bet. Most delays on this route last a little over an hour, which a normal layover absorbs.
What to do with this
Flying from CVG in February
For a February trip through CVG: expect 77.8% on time and 1.45% cancelled, going by February 2026. The 5am–8am window was the strongest part of the day.
Related
Where to go next
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG), the whole year
- CVG in July71.5%
- CVG in August80.7%
- CVG in September85.4%
- CVG in October81.2%
- CVG in November82.7%
- CVG in December67.7%
- CVG in January80.3%
- CVG in March75.4%
- CVG in April83.6%
- CVG in May82.4%
- CVG in June77.7%
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, on-time performance data, July 2025 to June 2026. Last updated 15 September 2026; recomputed monthly. How this data is collected.