Cedar Rapids

CID · KCID

The Eastern Iowa Airport

41.88°, -91.71°IA, United States

Passengers a year

1.6M

#111 busiest in the U.S.

18

nonstop destinations

22

airlines

27

departures a day

73.9%

arrivals on time

2.3%

flights cancelled

83.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from CID, by passengers: ORD, DEN, DFW, MSP, CLT, PHX, ATL, AZA, PGD, SFBCIDMSPORDCLTATLSFBPGDDFWAZAPHXDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Cedar Rapids, with 38% of all passengers. 22 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 38% of the airport — the 36th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is MSN at 38%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American83% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest, PSA, Republic
37.9%622.9K+5.2%
UA
United83% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, GoJet, Republic
27.4%451.1K+16.2%
G4
Allegiant86% full
18.3%300.8K-5.7%
DL
Delta80% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest, Republic
13.3%218.6K+28.3%
F9
Frontier68% full
2.7%44.6K-34.3%

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

18 nonstop destinations from Cedar Rapids, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    205.5K departing · 77% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    130.4K departing · 81% full

    United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    94.7K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    65.6K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    53.8K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    51.4K departing · 89% full

    American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    45K departing · 79% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Mesa (AZA)

    30.9K departing · 89% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Punta Gorda (PGD)

    27.2K departing · 88% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Orlando (SFB)

    25.3K departing · 86% full

    Allegiant Air

All nonstop destinations

18 nonstop · 5 airlines · 18 domestic / 0 intl

CLTCharlotteORDChicagoDFWDallas-Fort WorthPHXPhoenix

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

MIAMiamiDCAWashington

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Cedar Rapids.

Body class · share of departures

When Cedar Rapids is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
741,864
1991
786,215
1992
835,303
1993
711,931
1994
686,838
1995
656,546
1996
664,326
1997
753,019
1998
800,230
1999
813,711
2000
910,146
2001
836,072
2002
758,040
2003
932,986
2004
945,371
2005
1,005,020
2006
1,031,339
2007
1,061,623
2008
997,153
2009
950,223
2010
924,766
2011
885,090
2012
989,555
2013
1,047,367
2014
1,138,446
2015
1,109,281
2016
1,091,656
2017
1,150,907
2018
1,209,240
2019
1,346,460
2020
623,781
2021
1,063,333
2022
1,225,899
2023
1,383,339
2024
1,524,030
2025
1,604,009
2026
683,075 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Cedar Rapids, 74 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 24 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 74Late 24Cancelled 2

21 min

average delay

191

flights cancelled

8.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Allegiant Air 80.6%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 65.3%

Among US airports

#111

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 65.3%–82.7%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 65.3% of arrivals landed on time — 8.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 82.7%.

Frequently asked

How busy is The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)?

The Eastern Iowa Airport handled about 1.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #111 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 27 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Cedar Rapids (CID), flying about 38% of its passengers. 22 airlines serve Cedar Rapids in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)?

Cedar Rapids (CID) has 18 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)?

About 73.9% of flights arriving at Cedar Rapids (CID) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.3% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Cedar Rapids (CID), about 26% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Cedar Rapids. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).