Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Phoenix
1,044 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–PHX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,297 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights55
- American AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights568
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights1,631
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.3%Flights43
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 → PHX
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 2,411 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,233 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,889 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,434 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 65 min · 677 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 957 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,056 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,060 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,133 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,155 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,146 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,137 flights
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