Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Philadelphia
1,038 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–PHL arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 624 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights373
- PSA AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.4%Flights251
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → PHL
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 846 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 865 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 90 min · 360 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 290 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 298 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 70 min · 317 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 313 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 302 flights
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