The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati is 2 hours, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 2 minutes late.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 44 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CVG Cincinnati, OH 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
100%
American
71%
Frontier
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati is 2 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 44 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati is 812 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Cincinnati to Dallas Fort Worth
2 hours, 29 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 48m
American
2h 9m
Frontier
2h 12m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

36

Distance

812 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
31
Frontier
4
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Cincinnati by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati by plane is 812 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati is 2 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 44 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 1 hour, 48 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 12 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati?

Delta, American, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Cincinnati (CVG). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas Fort Worth 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 104 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Cincinnati 1 minute late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati, Frontier is 71% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 71% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 100% 0% 0%
Frontier 71% 27% 2%
American 71% 27% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Cincinnati, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 14 89 5 108
American 17 104 7 129
Frontier 19 104 8 132

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
2pm 0.09
10pm 0.05
5am 0
11am 0.18
8pm 0.45
7am 0.29
4pm 0.32
6pm 0.17
1pm 0.27
3pm 0.12
12pm 0.62
6am 0.01
9pm 0.24
7pm 0.74
5pm 0.57
8am 0.65
9am 0.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 140
February 131
March 169
April 176
May 186
June 175
July 174
August 151
September 146
October 149
November 135
December 141

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Cincinnati that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.52
Tuesday 4.87
Wednesday 4.81
Thursday 5.06
Friday 5.35
Saturday 5.17
Sunday 5.25

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Frontier 0
Delta 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
2pm 19 104 8 130
10pm 15 101 7 128
5am 14 99 7 120
11am 15 106 7 129
8pm 17 103 8 128
7am 17 106 7 131
4pm 17 104 6 128
6pm 19 103 8 132
1pm 14 102 6 122
3pm 17 104 7 128
12pm 17 105 6 129
6am 19 104 8 131
9pm 18 104 9 132
7pm 18 103 8 132
5pm 16 104 7 128
8am 19 104 7 131
9am 18 103 7 129
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.