Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Kansas City
405 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–MCI 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)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,093 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights2,093
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
- Airline15%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 MDW → MCI
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,882 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,553 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 1,163 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 904 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 65 min · 1,060 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 957 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 960 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 692 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 995 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,000 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 1,004 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 954 flights
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