Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Kansas City
460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MCI arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,367 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights339
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.1%Flights2,028
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 64 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 DFW → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,017 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,519 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,165 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 95 min · 1,323 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 90 min · 1,467 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 70% on time.
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,035 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,021 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,007 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,108 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,108 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,096 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,116 flights
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