Route · CID → PHX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Phoenix
The CID–PHX corridor (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA → Phoenix, AZ) runs ahead of the national average, served by 12 carriers across roughly 1,252 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.2%
- On-time
- +3.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 97 min
- Delay when late
- 2,452
- Flights
Cancelled
1.4%
Best Month
Sep 2025 96%
Worst Month
Nov 2025 72%
Distance
1,252 mi
Carriers
12
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 82 | 17 | 6 | 1 | MQ,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 74 | 21 | 2 | 0 | OO,MQ,AA |
| Oct 2025 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Aug 2025 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Jul 2025 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Jun 2025 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| May 2025 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Nov 2024 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Sep 2024 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 1 | MQ,OO |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Jun 2024 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| May 2024 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Apr 2024 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ,OO |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | AA |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.4%
20 of 1,389 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
3 of 1,389 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
CID - Cedar Rapids/Iowa City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA.
Origin airport →PHX - Phoenix
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Phoenix, AZ.
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What the Data Says About CID to PHX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Phoenix (CID to PHX) running a 82.2% on-time rate over 2,452 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 97.1 minutes. The 1,252-mile corridor is served by 12 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.4% of 1,389 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2025 posted the strongest performance at 96% on-time, while Nov 2025 came in at just 72% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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