UA1978 DEN → CVG

United Airlines · Denver, CO to Cincinnati, OH · 343 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,069 mi

This flight has a strong track record — on time 93% of the time, with a low cancellation rate.

UA1978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DEN → CVG, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
93%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+10 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA1978 on time?

Across 343 flights on DEN → CVG from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA1978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 93% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +10 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time31893%
16-30 min103%
31-60 min51%
61-120 min51%
2+ hrs31%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073190%-1 min
2025-083090%+1 min
2025-093087%+5 min
2025-103197%-6 min
2025-112997%-9 min
2025-123194%-3 min
2026-0130100%-13 min
2026-0211100%-14 min
2026-032781%0 min
2026-0430100%-17 min
2026-053197%-7 min
2026-063090%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4896%
Tue5092%
Wed4988%
Thu4996%
Fri4892%
Sat4994%
Sun4896%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…