Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Phoenix

What the Data Says About CID to PHX

The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City to Phoenix corridor (CID → PHX) covers roughly 1,252 miles and is served by 12 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 2,452 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 82.2% on-time rate with an average delay of 97.1 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,389 flights were recorded on this pairing — 20 cancelled (1.4%) and 3 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 12 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 2,452 total flights analyzed, the 82.2% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 97.1-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, Sep 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 96% on-time, while Nov 2025 came in at 72% on-time — a 25-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CID to PHX route, the combination of a 82.2% on-time rate, 97.1-minute average delay, 1.4% recent cancellation rate, and 12 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.