CVG → DCA Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Cincinnati, OH to Washington, DC · 1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 5 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 54% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
66%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+74 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from CVG to DCA?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on CVG → DCA (1,001 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 66% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +2 min; the worst 10% ran +74 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time64466%
16-30 min11412%
31-60 min9710%
61-120 min647%
2+ hrs546%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-078061%+27 min
2025-088776%+16 min
2025-098584%+0 min
2025-108973%+10 min
2025-117653%+26 min
2025-126356%+32 min
2026-017664%+23 min
2026-028049%+32 min
2026-038562%+23 min
2026-048266%+18 min
2026-058769%+13 min
2026-068376%+5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14868%
Tue15168%
Wed14662%
Thu14364%
Fri14261%
Sat10276%
Sun14166%

DL flight numbers on CVG → DCA

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