Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Kansas City
460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–MCI arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,036 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights2,036
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 33 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 DAL → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,881 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,352 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,045 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 948 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 70 min · 930 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 892 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 890 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 661 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 915 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 919 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 971 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 908 flights
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