Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Houston
666 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–HOU arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,003 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights1,003
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → HOU
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,141 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 247 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 712 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 846 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 408 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 354 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 412 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 456 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 452 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 480 flights
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