Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Dallas
461 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–DAL 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)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,033 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 minCancel1.2%Flights2,033
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → DAL
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 5 min · 1,875 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,378 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 967 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,262 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 85 min · 664 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 890 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 893 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 908 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 917 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 657 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 917 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 964 flights
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