Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Kansas City
967 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–MCI arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 777 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights777
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 BWI → 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 59% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 290 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 825 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 55 min · 482 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 80 min · 509 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 60 min · 372 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 364 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 360 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 356 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 392 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 50 min · 358 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 353 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 295 flights
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