Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Kansas City
Flights on PHL–MCI arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 803 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights442
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.0%Flights330
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 28 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 PHL → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 199 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 911 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 213 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 40 min · 146 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 808 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 45 min · 313 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 295 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 320 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 342 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 329 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 342 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 336 flights
Keep exploring