Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Tampa
1,048 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–TPA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 645 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights645
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft67%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 → TPA
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 15 min · 752 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 226 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 229 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 80 min · 267 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 437 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 255 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 264 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 262 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 232 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 222 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 373 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 303 flights
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