Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Kansas City
809 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MCI arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,308 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.8%Flights1,308
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 CLT → 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 65% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 702 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 35 min · 87 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,257 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 55 min · 1,015 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 975 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 568 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 540 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 606 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 606 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 502 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 598 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 617 flights
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