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Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA (CID) ranks #111 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.2%
On-time
Top 65%
on-time, US airports
88 min
Delay when late
1.35%
Cancelled
#111 of 382
Corpus placement
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CID on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 730,933.

Late Aircraft 36.7% (268,565 min)
Carrier 37.1% (271,126 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 16.8% (122,795 min)
Weather 9.3% (67,839 min)
Security 0.1% (608 min)

CID - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.6%) · worst: December (89.5%)

89%90%91%92%93%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.5%

CID - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.9% 90.1% ▼ -5.1%

CID - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 16 min · taxi-in 7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 21.1 min 19.9 min ▼ -5.7%

CID's average taxi-out (16 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.2 min (June 2025) to 21.1 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.

Cancellation Rate

1.35%

1,229 of 91,140 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

99 of 91,140 flights

Delay Rate

17.8%

16,250 of 91,140 flights

Top Routes from CID

Busiest routes to and from Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 10,759 78.5% 196 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → ORD (Chicago) 10,754 80.8% 196 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 6,354 79.4% 685 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 6,354 75.6% 685 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → DEN (Denver) 6,265 81.8% 692 mi
DEN (Denver) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 6,265 79.5% 692 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 4,859 87.7% 220 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → MSP (Minneapolis) 4,858 88.2% 220 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 3,600 79.7% 742 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → CLT (Charlotte) 3,597 84% 742 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 2,455 80.2% 1,252 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → PHX (Phoenix) 2,452 82.2% 1,252 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 2,036 83.3% 694 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → ATL (Atlanta) 2,006 86.2% 694 mi
DTW (Detroit) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 1,505 89.5% 430 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → DTW (Detroit) 1,503 86.9% 430 mi
CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) → DCA (Washington) 1,167 81.7% 801 mi
DCA (Washington) → CID (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City) 1,167 85.6% 801 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.2%).

Portland, ME

Portland, ME

82.2% on-time 120,951 flights

Wichita, KS

Wichita, KS

82.2% on-time 109,987 flights

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo, TX

82.2% on-time 57,122 flights

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI

82.3% on-time 299,952 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 91,140).

Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR

90,806 flights 84.1% on-time

Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

91,507 flights 83.6% on-time

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville, AL

91,787 flights 82.6% on-time

Springfield, MO

Springfield, MO

92,073 flights 81.7% on-time

Other Airports in Iowa

Compare performance with other Iowa airports.

DSM 82.6%

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines · 169,476 flights
SUX 81.8%

Sioux City, IA

Sioux City · 9,052 flights
MCW 83.4%

Mason City, IA

Mason City · 5,851 flights
FOD 83.4%

Fort Dodge, IA

Fort Dodge · 5,848 flights
ALO 87.7%

Waterloo, IA

Waterloo · 4,350 flights
DBQ 89.5%

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque · 3,012 flights

CID delay-share reading

The standout signal at Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.1% of 730,933 delay minutes across 91,140 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.2% (3.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 16,250 delayed and 1,229 cancelled (1.35%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (36.7% late-aircraft, 37.1% carrier, 16.8% NAS, 9.3% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, CID is strongest in September (93.6% on-time) and weakest in December (89.5%), a 4.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,404 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 78.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Iowa: Iowa flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using CID's data

CID's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from CID before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.