Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Kansas City
1,354 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–MCI arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 90 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights90
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 BUR → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 66 flights · limited
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 164 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 140 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Sundays86% on time · p90 25 min · 64 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 63 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 62 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 63 flights · limited
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