Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Wichita
870 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–ICT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 457 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.7%Flights153
- Envoy AirOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.7%Flights120
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → ICT
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 71% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 292 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 73 flights · limited
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 25 min · 89 flights · limited
- Overnights75% on time · p90 40 min · 307 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 50 min · 495 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 158 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 162 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 217 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 168 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 169 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 30 min · 215 flights
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