Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Kansas City
491 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,358 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 minCancel0.9%Flights1,358
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft67%
- 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 BNA → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,137 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 582 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 595 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 996 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 417 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 547 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 547 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 562 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 414 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 554 flights
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