Flights Minneapolis → Cedar Rapids
MSP → CID
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Cedar Rapids has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.3 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 255 flights, contributing to the substantial traffic at Cedar Rapids Airport, which serves around 1,084,310 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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Cedar Rapids (CID) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 317 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cedar Rapids the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cedar Rapids: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Cedar Rapids (CID) heads south for about 355 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of MSP-CID flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cedar Rapids it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 317 tracked MSP-CID flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-CID
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Cedar Rapids (CID) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 317 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Cedar Rapids is 3.15% across 317 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
