PHL → CVGPhiladelphia to Cincinnati / Covington

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 39 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 46 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 814 km, an estimated 1 hour 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Cincinnati / Covington. Updated 31 October 2026 at 23:54 UTC.

Today, PHL → CVG

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 08:50 AA5298American Left 08:45 Landed 10:33 −22
  2. 13:06 AA5365American Left 12:56 Landed 14:41 −23
  3. 16:15 AA5337American Left 16:05 CVG est. 18:12In the air · sched 18:21
  4. 19:48 AA5583American On scheduleGate F6 · TF ·

Checked PHL board 19:54 · CVG board 15:03

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +0
814 km · ~1h 33m est.
dep bank 08:50–19:4835x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 35x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 39 tracked PHL → CVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 46 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~1h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 46

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA91% on time

Flights AA5298 08:50 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AA5514 varies Tu We · AA5365 13:06 daily · AA2987 16:34 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA5298dep −5 → arr−22
10-31AA5337departed−10
10-31AA5365dep −10 → arr−23
10-30AA2987dep −4 → arr−27
10-30AA5298dep −9 → arr−34
10-30AA5337dep −3 → arr−32
10-30AA5365dep −10 → arr−26
10-30AA5583dep −11 → arr−28
10-30KII187dep −15 → arr+0
10-30SY8719arrived+11
10-29AA2987dep −4 → arr−14
10-29AA5298dep −12 → arr−33
10-29AA5337dep −10 → arr−30
10-29AA5365dep −8 → arr−13
10-29AA5583dep −5 → arr−16
10-29KII187dep +17 → arr+0
10-28AA2987dep +5 → arr−8
10-28AA5337dep −9 → arr−24
10-28AA5365dep −12 → arr−21
10-28AA5514dep −5 → arr−14
10-28AA5583dep −5 → arr−27
10-28KII187dep +17 → arr+0
10-27AA2987departed+7
10-27AA5337departed−44
10-27AA5365departed−11
10-27AA5514dep −11 → arr−9
10-27AA9827departed+7
10-27KII187arrived+0
10-26AA2987dep +63 → arr−9
10-26AA5298departed−12
10-26AA5337dep +124 → arr−9
10-26AA5365dep +0 → arr−19
10-26AA5583departed−6
10-26AA9827arrived+16
10-26KII187arrived+0
10-25AA2987dep −7 → arr+49
10-25AA5298dep −4 → arr−40
10-25AA5337dep +40 → arr+98
10-25AA5365dep −4 → arr−16
10-25AA5583dep −4 → arr−35

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 6 kt Full PHL delay board →
CVGCincinnati / Covington +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 7 kt Full CVG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CVG: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Cincinnati / Covington route actually runs

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

Is PHL–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 PHL–CVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 18:00 from PHL. 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 PHL to CVG?

Great-circle distance is 814 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 87–100 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–CVG fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.