Route Reliability
Cedar Rapids → Chicago
CID–ORD · 196 miles · The Eastern Iowa Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 22 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.5%
- Cancelled
- 3,605
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines73%1,651 flights
- 2.United Airlines68%1,954 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
CID–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.
Tuesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 74% on time on Tuesdays against 68% on Fridays.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 68%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon68%(505 flights)
- Tue74%(502 flights)
- Wed71%(494 flights)
- Thu69%(510 flights)
- Fri68%(500 flights)
- Sat71%(451 flights)
- Sun70%(515 flights)
- 3–6 AM84%(61 flights)
- 6–9 AM80%(1165 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM68%(736 flights)
- 12–3 PM71%(580 flights)
- 3–6 PM58%(591 flights)
- 6–9 PM59%(344 flights)
Jun 73% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 268 |
| July 2025 | 56% | 261 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 287 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 277 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 302 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 275 |
| December 2025 | 57% | 265 |
| January 2026 | 67% | 267 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 291 |
| March 2026 | 65% | 286 |
| April 2026 | 68% | 338 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 360 |
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Based on 3,605 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.