CVG → SFOCincinnati / Covington to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Francisco (SFO): 22 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 100% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,269 km, an estimated 4 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cincinnati / Covington and San Francisco. Updated 3 November 2026 at 23:41 UTC.

Today, CVG → SFO

Tue 3 Nov · local times
2I80521 AirIn the air, 18 min late

Left CVG at 06:50, 18 min after its 06:32 slot.

Track 2I805 →
  1. 06:32 2I80521 Air Left 06:50 +18 ·
  2. 07:00 UA1482United Left 07:14 +14 Landed 09:04 −11
  3. 09:36 MX811Breeze Airways Left 09:31 Landed 11:39 −22
  4. · NZ2852Air New Zealand Departed Landed 09:04 −11

Checked CVG board 15:03 · SFO board 15:41

CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +9
SFO San Francisco disrupted · +66
3,269 km · ~4h 41m est.
dep bank 06:32–09:3622x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 22x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 20 tracked CVG → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~4h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures22x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
21 AirAir New ZealandBreeze AirwaysUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
21 Air2I

Flights 2I805 06:32 Mo Tu We Th Fr

Air New ZealandNZ100% on time

Flights NZ2852 09:15 daily

Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX811 09:36 Tu Th Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1482 07:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-032I805departed+18
11-03MX811dep −5 → arr−22
11-03NZ2852arrived−11
11-03UA1482dep +14 → arr−11
11-022I805departed−4
11-02NZ2852arrived−31
11-02UA1482dep +8 → arr−31
11-01MX811dep −2 → arr−30
11-01NZ2852arrived−24
11-01UA1482dep +4 → arr−24
10-31NZ2852arrived−11
10-31UA1482dep +11 → arr−11
10-302I805departed+34
10-30NZ2852arrived+7
10-30UA1482dep +12 → arr+7
10-292I805departed+59
10-29MX811dep +0 → arr−44
10-29NZ2852arrived−16
10-29UA1482dep +17 → arr−16
10-282I805departed+21
10-28NZ2852arrived−10
10-28UA1482dep +6 → arr−10
10-272I805departed+23
10-27MX811dep +8 → arr−35
10-27NZ2852arrived−24
10-27UA1482dep +8 → arr−24

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CVGCincinnati / Covington +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 8 kt Full CVG delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +66 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 47% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cincinnati / Covington to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CVG to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CVG to SFO questions

Is CVG–SFO running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 49/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CVG–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:32 from CVG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CVG to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,269 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 261–310 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CVG–SFO fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 22 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.