Historical on-time performance
Cedar Rapids to Washington
Flights on CID–DCA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.9%Flights123
- PSA AirlinesOn-time53%Medianon timep9055 minCancel13.3%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 54% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 907 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
- Afternoons54% on time · p90 75 min · 136 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 25 min · 199 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 190 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 195 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 197 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 198 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 198 flights · limited
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