Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Austin
650 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–AUS arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 866 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights866
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 MCI → AUS
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 5 min · 980 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 532 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 315 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 60 min · 841 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 386 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 388 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 211 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 448 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 387 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 442 flights
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