Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Kansas City
1,489 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–MCI arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 160 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights160
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 OAK → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 675 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 212 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Sundays86% on time · p90 15 min · 146 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 135 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 135 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 20 min · 136 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 117 flights · limited
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