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Route Reliability

Chicago → Cedar Rapids

ORD–CID · 196 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
3,606
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines71%1,651 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines67%1,955 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–CID flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 61% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Monday is the weak spot.

ORD–CID flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 65%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 71% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(509 flights)
  • Tue74%(498 flights)
  • Wed68%(498 flights)
  • Thu67%(510 flights)
  • Fri68%(495 flights)
  • Sat69%(456 flights)
  • Sun70%(519 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(198 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(725 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(675 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(926 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(552 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(409 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 75% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%268
July 202557%262
August 202575%286
September 202581%276
October 202578%302
November 202570%278
December 202553%266
January 202661%266
February 202671%292
March 202659%287
April 202667%341
May 202674%361

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Based on 3,606 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.