Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Oakland
1,489 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–OAK arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 160 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time60%Median10 minp9040 minCancel0.6%Flights160
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 200 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 40 min · 457 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 50 min · 118 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 135 flights · limited
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 30 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 135 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 35 min · 117 flights · limited
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 40 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 50 min · 136 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 40 min · 138 flights · limited
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