Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to San Francisco
1,499 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–SFO arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 250 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.8%Flights220
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 82% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 734 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 251 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 25 min · 195 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 92% on time.
- Fridays92% on time · p90 10 min · 169 flights · limited
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 169 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 167 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 15 min · 168 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 25 min · 170 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 170 flights · limited
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