Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Kansas City
451 miData through May 2026Source: 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.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 IND → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 260 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 506 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 376 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 188 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 189 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 186 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 191 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 190 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 192 flights · limited
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