Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Cedar Rapids
685 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 989 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights473
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.9%Flights61
- American AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep9085 minCancel4.0%Flights455
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 DFW → CID
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,077 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 903 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 65 min · 196 flights · limited
- Overnights56% on time · p90 95 min · 967 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 73% on time.
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 443 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 424 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 80 min · 425 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 75 min · 483 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 85 min · 476 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 80 min · 480 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 80 min · 487 flights
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