Historical on-time performance
Austin to Kansas City
650 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–MCI arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 867 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights867
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft69%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 572 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 655 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 528 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 435 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 65 min · 497 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 377 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 377 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 211 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 445 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 448 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 441 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 388 flights
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