Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Baltimore
967 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–BWI arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 891 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights891
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 MCI → BWI
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,055 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 448 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 401 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 60 min · 603 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 356 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 361 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 315 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 361 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 355 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 414 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 354 flights
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