Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to San Francisco
Flights on MCI–SFO arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 244 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.3%Flights153
- United AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → SFO
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 673 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 40 min · 251 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 25 min · 256 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 91% on time.
- Fridays91% on time · p90 10 min · 170 flights · limited
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 168 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 170 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 167 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 170 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 169 flights · limited
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