Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth
460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,365 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights339
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.2%Flights2,026
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 65 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 → DFW
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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 3,132 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,768 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 148 flights · limited
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 985 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 1,458 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,034 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,108 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,106 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,025 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,004 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,098 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,116 flights
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