ORD → MCI: 69% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Chicago to Kansas City

403 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on ORD–MCI arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights

based on 3,894 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.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Republic Airways	74%	on time	55 min	1.3%	527
Envoy Air	71%	on time	55 min	3.3%	878
United Airlines	70%	on time	60 min	1.2%	1,374
SkyWest Airlines	65%	on time	85 min	3.3%	844
American Airlines	52%	10 min	120 min	3.0%	271

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 88 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 75% on time.

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