The flight time from Philadelphia to Cincinnati is 1 hour, 54 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 5 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 24 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CVG Cincinnati, OH 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
86%
Frontier
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Cincinnati is 1 hour, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Cincinnati is 507 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Cincinnati to Philadelphia
1 hour, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Frontier
1h 51m
American
1h 55m
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

23

Distance

507 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
20
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Cincinnati by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Cincinnati by plane is 507 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Cincinnati?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Cincinnati is 1 hour, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 1 hour, 51 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 55 minutes.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Cincinnati?

Frontier and American are the airlines with direct flights from Philadelphia to Cincinnati.

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Cincinnati?

Southwest does not fly from Philadelphia (PHL) 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 Philadelphia 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 84 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Cincinnati 7 minutes early

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 Philadelphia to Cincinnati, Frontier is 76% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 86% 13% 1%
Frontier 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia 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)
Frontier 17 83 8 111
American 21 84 6 115

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
6am 0.04
8am 0.89
12pm 0.03
4pm 0.06
10am 0.35
5pm 0.01
3pm 0.35
9am 0
7am 0.09
11am 0.02
7pm 0.01
1pm 0.45
6pm 0.79
2pm 0.02
8pm 0.22

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 78
February 85
March 102
April 100
May 103
June 99
July 99
August 103
September 104
October 118
November 115
December 118

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 3.02
Tuesday 3.67
Wednesday 3.08
Thursday 3.88
Friday 3.19
Saturday 2.77
Sunday 3.92

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 0
Frontier 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)
6am 18 84 7 110
8am 23 85 7 117
12pm 19 81 7 111
4pm 17 84 9 113
10am 23 83 7 114
5pm 18 78 9 113
3pm 18 91 7 120
9am 13 90 6 109
7am 15 88 8 115
11am 18 80 9 107
7pm 16 80 34 131
1pm 17 82 6 107
6pm 21 83 7 114
2pm 15 89 6 109
8pm 18 83 8 112
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.