Charlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City

What the Data Says About CLT to CID

The Charlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor (CLT → CID) covers roughly 742 miles and is served by 4 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 3,600 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 79.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 80.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 992 flights were recorded on this pairing — 18 cancelled (1.8%) and 3 diverted (0.3%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 4 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 3,600 total flights analyzed, the 79.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 80.3-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, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 90% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 50% on-time — a 40-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the CLT to CID route, the combination of a 79.7% on-time rate, 80.3-minute average delay, 1.8% recent cancellation rate, and 4 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.