Historical on-time performance
Washington to Cedar Rapids
Flights on DCA–CID arrive on time 87% 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-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep90130 minCancel3.3%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 DCA → CID
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 412 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 632 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 70 min · 275 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 190 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 197 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 199 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 195 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 198 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 197 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 198 flights · limited
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