Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Minneapolis

What the Data Says About CID to MSP

The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Minneapolis corridor (CID → MSP) covers roughly 220 miles and is served by 8 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 4,858 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.2% on-time rate with an average delay of 85.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,637 flights were recorded on this pairing — 18 cancelled (1.1%) and 1 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 8 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 4,858 total flights analyzed, the 88.2% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 85.6-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Jul 2023 posted the best performance on this corridor at 100% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at 50% on-time — a 50-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CID to MSP route, the combination of a 88.2% on-time rate, 85.6-minute average delay, 1.1% recent cancellation rate, and 8 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.