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DL 966 on time

Delta Air Lines 966: Cincinnati to Seattle at 6:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
346 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 966 flights from Cincinnati arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 966: CVG → SEA

Scheduled to leave Cincinnati at 6:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100NovDec 2025: 42% on time (19 flights)42DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5188%
Tuesday5086%
Wednesday5086%
Thursday4982%
Friday4976%
Saturday4885%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 47%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 966 from CVG to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 966 from Cincinnati, OH to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.