Airport · CID · Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Iowa
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA
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. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 91,140 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is carrier.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.2%
- On-time
- Top 65%
- on-time, US airports
- 88 min
- Delay when late
- 1.35%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Total Flights
91,140
Best Month
Sep 93.6%
Worst Month
Dec 89.5%
Delayed
16,250
Cancelled
1,229
CID on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Where CID sits among all 382 tracked airports
CID's 82.2% on-time rate falls in the 80-85% band, the 192-airport band it shares.
National on-time-rate distribution
- 60-65% 1
1 airport between 60% and 65% on-time
1 airports
- 65-70% 4
4 airports between 65% and 70% on-time
4 airports
- 70-75% 9
9 airports between 70% and 75% on-time
9 airports
- 75-80% 48
48 airports between 75% and 80% on-time
48 airports
- 80-85%
192 airports between 80% and 85% on-time
192 airports
- 85-90%
116 airports between 85% and 90% on-time
116 airports
- 90-95% 12
12 airports between 90% and 95% on-time
12 airports
What this shows CID is marked in the 80-85% band.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 730,933.
CID - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.6%) · worst: December (89.5%)
Seasonal Performance Patterns
Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: September (93.6% on-time). Most delays: December (89.5% on-time).
| Month | Avg Flights | Avg Delayed | Avg Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1,248 | 268 | 27 | 89.5% |
| November | 1,270 | 186 | 10 | 93.1% |
| October | 1,362 | 195 | 5 | 93.3% |
| September | 1,289 | 177 | 5 | 93.6% |
| August | 1,352 | 264 | 13 | 91% |
| July | 1,346 | 303 | 10 | 90% |
| June | 1,253 | 270 | 9 | 90.4% |
| May | 1,118 | 202 | 12 | 91.8% |
| April | 1,102 | 168 | 38 | 93.3% |
| March | 1,404 | 217 | 29 | 93.2% |
| February | 1,192 | 216 | 16 | 91.7% |
| January | 1,256 | 244 | 32 | 90.4% |
Year-Over-Year Performance
Annual flight volume and on-time trends at CID.
CID - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
| Year | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,132 | 1,600 | 165 | 90.1% |
| 2024 | 16,270 | 1,454 | 192 | 91.1% |
| 2023 | 14,114 | 1,073 | 98 | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 15,724 | 1,351 | 178 | 91.4% |
| 2021 | 16,444 | 1,362 | 166 | 91.7% |
| 2020 | 12,456 | 641 | 430 | 94.9% |
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
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of flight data.
| Period | Flights | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1,284 | 186 | 209 | 36 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,272 | 159 | 161 | 37 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,427 | 111 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,361 | 91 | 117 | 8 | 2 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,321 | 125 | 147 | 9 | 1 |
| Jul 2025 | 1,348 | 178 | 222 | 14 | 5 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,407 | 156 | 203 | 6 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 1,312 | 132 | 163 | 9 | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | 1,256 | 89 | 126 | 6 | 2 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,433 | 124 | 164 | 20 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 1,305 | 127 | 166 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 2025 | 1,406 | 122 | 127 | 13 | 2 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,368 | 163 | 155 | 48 | 3 |
| Nov 2024 | 1,345 | 80 | 109 | 7 | 1 |
| Oct 2024 | 1,508 | 90 | 127 | 4 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,479 | 83 | 103 | 4 | 2 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,579 | 145 | 200 | 13 | 3 |
| Jul 2024 | 1,457 | 165 | 241 | 19 | 0 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,369 | 140 | 230 | 10 | 1 |
| May 2024 | 1,338 | 166 | 214 | 12 | 2 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,241 | 90 | 137 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,292 | 88 | 116 | 8 | 2 |
| Feb 2024 | 1,122 | 69 | 96 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 2024 | 1,172 | 175 | 150 | 63 | 0 |
Top Routes from CID
Busiest routes to and from Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.
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Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA in Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Iowa handled 91,140 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 16,250 experienced delays, 1,229 were cancelled, and 99 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.35%, the diversion rate to 0.11%, and the average delay when departures run late is 87.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CID against other airports in the same state and nationally.
Breaking down what drives delays at CID, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 37.1% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 36.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.8%. Weather contributes 9.3% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. 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 CID with a 93.6% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 89.5% - a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 1,404. The busiest route connecting CID is to ORD (Chicago), with 10,759 flights at a 78.5% on-time rate. Combine these numbers - 82.2% on-time, 87.7-minute average delay, 1.35% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
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