Flights Cedar Rapids → Denver
CID → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Cedar Rapids to Denver operates with an average on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.2 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 models, serving the busy Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989 and handles over 82 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Cedar Rapids (CID) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 286 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cedar Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,112 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Departures from Cedar Rapids on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of CID-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cedar Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 286 tracked CID-DEN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about CID-DEN
On the Cedar Rapids (CID) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 286 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cedar Rapids-Denver is 2.80% across 286 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
