Historical on-time performance
Houston to Kansas City
666 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–MCI arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 994 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights994
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 HOU → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,055 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 125 flights · limited
- Evenings81% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 610 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 959 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 340 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 405 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 402 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 437 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 455 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 438 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 428 flights
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