DFW → CVGDallas-Fort Worth to Cincinnati / Covington

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG): 40 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 82% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,305 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Cincinnati / Covington. Updated 13 November 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

Today, DFW → CVG

Fri 13 Nov · local times
AA1728American137 min late

The DFW board at 15:54 shows departure at 17:30 instead of 15:13, gate B6 (TB).

Landing
19:01CVG board estimate · sched 18:26
Later cancelled
1.9%of 16,649 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA2781 17:28American · then AA2109 20:08
Track AA1728 →
  1. 07:35 AA1568American Left 07:23 Landed 10:32 −18
  2. 11:10 AA3305American Left 11:07 Landed 14:07 −15
  3. 15:13 AA1728American Est. 17:30 +137Gate B6 · TB CVG est. 19:01 +35sched 18:26
  4. 15:16 F94280Frontier Left 15:06 CVG est. 18:21In the air · sched 18:33
  5. 17:28 AA2781American On scheduleGate C37 · TC ·
  6. 20:08 AA2109American On scheduleGate A4 · TA ·

Checked DFW board 15:54 · CVG board 15:03

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +0
1,305 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 01:20–23:2840x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 40x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 17 tracked DFW → CVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 17 arrivals
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures40x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
21 AirAmerican AirlinesFrontier 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 2I1600 01:20 Th Su · 2I107 23:28 Mo Th

American AirlinesAA93% on time

Flights AA1568 07:35 daily · AA3305 11:10 daily · AA1728 15:13 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA2781 17:28 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F94280 15:16 Mo Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13AA1568dep −12 → arr−18
11-13AA3305dep −3 → arr−15
11-13F94280departed−10
11-12AA1568dep −9 → arr−8
11-12AA1728dep −7 → arr−20
11-12AA2109dep +5 → arr+6
11-12AA2781dep −3 → arr−13
11-12AA3305dep +200 → arr+187
11-112I107arrived+163
11-11AA1568dep −5 → arr−22
11-11AA1728dep −1 → arr−17
11-11AA2109dep +25 → arr+5
11-11AA2781dep −6 → arr−12
11-11AA3305dep −3 → arr−14
11-10AA1568departed−9
11-10AA1728dep −8 → arr−24
11-10AA2109arrived−28
11-10AA2781arrived−8
11-092I107arrived+36

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 9 kt Full DFW delay board →
CVGCincinnati / Covington +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 7 kt Full CVG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CVG: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Cincinnati / Covington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to CVG 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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DFW to CVG questions

Is DFW–CVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–CVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:20 and evening departures around 17:28 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to CVG?

Great-circle distance is 1,305 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–CVG fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 40 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.