Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Cedar Rapids
196 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–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 2,185 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.6%Flights249
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights1,056
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.6%Flights542
- United AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90105 minCancel1.8%Flights338
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 ORD → 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 62% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 965 flights
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,560 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,174 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 840 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,719 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 883 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 767 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 943 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 919 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 899 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 921 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 928 flights
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