Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Kansas City
1,072 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–MCI arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,426 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights1,202
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights224
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security1%
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 MCO → MCI
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,311 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 759 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 951 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 80 min · 1,237 flights
- Evenings49% on time · p90 100 min · 601 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 617 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 633 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 677 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 657 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 671 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 870 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 75 min · 734 flights
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