Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Kansas City
451 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–MCI arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 218 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights218
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 IND → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 297 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 422 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 372 flights
- Evenings53% on time · p90 60 min · 72 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 183 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 184 flights · limited
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 172 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 182 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 184 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 184 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 74 flights · limited
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