CLT to CID flight delays
Charlotte, NC (CLT) Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA (CID) · 742 miles
462 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
70.6%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.38%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
79 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 45.6 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. CID to CLT arrives on time 13.2 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only American Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 462 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on CLT to CID. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in July.
Every airline on CLT to CID
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 388 | 68.78% | 2.06% | 81 min | D |
| PSA Airlines | 74 | 80.28% | 4.05% | 60 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Charlotte
Common questions
Are flights from Charlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City usually delayed?
70.6% of flights on the CLT to CID route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Charlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 388 flights and 68.78% arriving on time.
How often are CLT to CID flights cancelled?
2.38% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Charlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City?
January, when 92.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 46.7%.
When CLT to CID flights are late, how late are they?
About 79 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CLT to CID during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →