Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Houston
666 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–HOU arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 996 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 timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights996
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → HOU
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,134 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 291 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 608 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 55 min · 60 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 55 min · 812 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 25 min · 403 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 340 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 405 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 437 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 428 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 439 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 453 flights
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