Historical on-time performance
Denver to Cedar Rapids
693 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–CID arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
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 DEN → 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 69% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,322 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 35 min · 186 flights · limited
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 358 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 297 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 947 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 422 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 436 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 431 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 434 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 497 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 406 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 484 flights
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