Historical on-time performance
Wichita to St. Louis
392 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ICT–STL arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 508 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.0%Flights508
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 ICT → STL
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,007 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 325 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 35 min · 548 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 94% on time.
- Saturdays94% on time · p90 on time · 161 flights · limited
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 288 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 288 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 25 min · 286 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 285 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 285 flights
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