Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Kansas City
436 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–MCI arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 161 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights161
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft71%
- Security0%
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 MKE → MCI
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 85% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 20 min · 507 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 20 min · 177 flights · limited
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 230 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 93% on time.
- Wednesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 132 flights · limited
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 131 flights · limited
- Fridays90% on time · p90 10 min · 154 flights · limited
- Mondays88% on time · p90 20 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 169 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 153 flights · limited
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