Route · CID → ATL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Atlanta
The CID–ATL corridor (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA → Atlanta, GA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 694 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 86.2%
- On-time
- +7.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 2,006
- Flights
Cancelled
1.3%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
694 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9E,DL |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | DL |
Cancellation Rate
1.3%
10 of 741 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
4 of 741 flights
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CID - Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.
Origin airport →ATL - Atlanta
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Atlanta, GA.
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What the Data Says About CID to ATL
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Atlanta (CID to ATL) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 86.2% on-time rate across 2,006 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 92.7 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 694 miles and is served by 4 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 10 of 741 flights were cancelled (1.3%) and 4 diverted (0.5%).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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