Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


American	ORD	CID	1h 15m	72%	4.1%	1,600	Flying now
United	ORD	CID	1h 18m	67%	3.2%	1,956	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Cedar Rapids on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31UA 526	3h 24m Denver	DEN 13:55 → CID 17:01UA 5677 · flown by SkyWest	8h 21m	100%	85%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	3h 38m Denver	DEN 11:20 → CID 14:15UA 476	8h 15m	100%	83%
American Details →	ORD 05:58 → DCA 09:15AA 4339 · flown by Republic	1h 24m Washington	DCA 10:39 → CID 12:10AA 3462 · flown by Envoy	6h 15m	93%	79%
American Details →	ORD 15:50 → DFW 18:28AA 2754	2h 52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:20 → CID 23:31AA 3798 · flown by Envoy	7h 39m	96%	77%
American Details →	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	3h 15m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:28 → CID 17:33AA 3461 · flown by Envoy	7h 53m	99%	76%
United Details →	ORD 12:56 → DEN 14:46UA 1150	2h 51m Denver	DEN 17:37 → CID 20:39UA 2324	7h 43m	97%	72%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → DFW 07:30AA 760	2h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:34 → CID 11:35AA 2384	6h 35m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:22 → ATL 18:36DL 1477	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 20:59 → CID 22:06DL 2626	6h 44m	96%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 16:51 → DFW 19:28AA 2988	1h 52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:20 → CID 23:31AA 3798 · flown by Envoy	6h 38m	74%	57%
American Details →	ORD 11:59 → DFW 14:32AA 3264	56m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:28 → CID 17:33AA 3461 · flown by Envoy	5h 34m	65%	52%
American Details →	ORD 16:45 → CLT 19:59AA 1683	46m Charlotte	CLT 20:45 → CID 22:03AA 1887	5h 18m	61%	43%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DFW · 58m · leaves 06:04 16%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 06m · leaves 14:33 23%

CLT · 46m · leaves 16:45 39%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


United UA 2806 ORD 06:00 → DEN Frontier F9 4386 DEN 11:04 → CID Connection details →	3h 22m	8h 06m	100%	81%
United UA 1077 ORD 06:00 → DCA American AA 3462 DCA 10:39 → CID Connection details →	1h 45m	6h 13m	92%	81%
American AA 1747 ORD 06:41 → DEN United UA 476 DEN 11:20 → CID Connection details →	2h 56m	7h 34m	96%	81%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON