Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Cedar Rapids
685 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CID arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,047 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.5%Flights608
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.9%Flights61
- American AirlinesOn-time52%Median5 minp90100 minCancel4.5%Flights378
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 DFW → CID
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 75 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,070 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 926 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 60 min · 140 flights · limited
- Overnights55% on time · p90 105 min · 1,008 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 72% on time.
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 446 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 435 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 80 min · 419 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 80 min · 481 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 80 min · 475 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 478 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 485 flights
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