Historical on-time performance
Washington to Cedar Rapids
801 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CID 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)
Cancelled2.0%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
- Envoy AirbestOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- PSA AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.1%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DCA → CID
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 412 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 525 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 70 min · 261 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 177 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 168 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 176 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 177 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 177 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 176 flights · limited
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