Historical on-time performance
Cedar Rapids to Washington
801 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CID–DCA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.5%of scheduled flights
based on 246 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.1%Flights123
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.9%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CID → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 891 flights
- Mornings72% on time · p90 35 min · 288 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 80% on time.
- Sundays80% on time · p90 25 min · 177 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 177 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 176 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 177 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 176 flights · limited
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