Historical on-time performance
Houston to Wichita
542 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–ICT arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 399 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights368
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 IAH → ICT
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 73% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 60 min · 549 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 65 min · 230 flights
- Mornings74% on time · p90 70 min · 382 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 451 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 226 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 225 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 230 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 70 min · 240 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 85 min · 230 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 235 flights
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