Dallas/Fort Worth to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City

What the Data Says About DFW to CID

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor (DFW → CID) covers roughly 685 miles and is served by 19 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,354 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 75.6% on-time rate with an average delay of 88.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,201 flights were recorded on this pairing — 69 cancelled (3.1%) and 14 diverted (0.6%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 19 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 6,354 total flights analyzed, the 75.6% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 88.5-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, Oct 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 91% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 49% on-time — a 41-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to CID route, the combination of a 75.6% on-time rate, 88.5-minute average delay, 3.1% recent cancellation rate, and 19 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.