Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Baltimore
967 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–BWI arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 784 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 timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights784
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → BWI
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,030 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 447 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 401 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 55 min · 600 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 358 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 363 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 357 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 25 min · 357 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 301 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 25 min · 399 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 352 flights
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