Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Kansas City
491 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–MCI arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,384 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 timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights1,384
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,137 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 685 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 35 min · 526 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,012 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 471 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 557 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 556 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 426 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 579 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 581 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 567 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 35 min · 565 flights
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