Historical on-time performance
Cedar Rapids to Atlanta
694 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CID–ATL arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 339 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel2.1%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft7%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CID → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 164 flights · limited
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