Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Charlotte
808 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–CLT arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,192 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.3%Flights1,192
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 → CLT
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,121 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,097 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 866 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 870 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 551 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 527 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 499 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 594 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 591 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 589 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 604 flights
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