DEN → CVG Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Denver, CO to Cincinnati, OH · 364 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 18 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 86% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 49% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+45 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from DEN to CVG?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DEN → CVG (364 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +4 min; the worst 10% ran +45 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24970%
16-30 min4312%
31-60 min4312%
61-120 min154%
2+ hrs82%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073057%+37 min
2025-083158%+26 min
2025-093063%+16 min
2025-103063%+13 min
2025-112785%+5 min
2025-123174%+17 min
2026-012979%+2 min
2026-022893%-5 min
2026-033158%+19 min
2026-043077%+7 min
2026-053181%+4 min
2026-063050%+27 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5167%
Tue5372%
Wed5281%
Thu5163%
Fri5064%
Sat5176%
Sun5064%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…