Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Kansas City
1,038 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–MCI arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 656 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.6%Flights376
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.3%Flights280
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 PHL → 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 62% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 175 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 960 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 122 flights · limited
- Overnights70% on time · p90 40 min · 92 flights · limited
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 741 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 290 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 298 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 319 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 302 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 256 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 315 flights
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