Cedar City, UT

What the Data Says About CDC

Cedar City, UT in Cedar City, Utah handled 7,071 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 92% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 569 experienced delays, 17 were cancelled, and 3 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.24%, the diversion rate to 0.04%, and the average delay when departures run late is 94.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CDC against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CDC, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 70.9% of total delay minutes, followed by Weather at 27.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 1.6%. Weather contributes 27.0% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.5%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at CDC with a 98.2% on-time rate, while March is the roughest at 94.7% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 106. The busiest route from CDC is to SLC (Salt Lake City), with 3,490 flights at a 92.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 92% on-time, 94.8-minute average delay, 0.24% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Cedar City, UT.