Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Kansas City
1,044 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–MCI arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,342 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-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights646
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.3%Flights1,599
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.1%Flights97
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 PHX → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,743 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,640 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 772 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,739 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 661 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 938 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,069 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,063 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,134 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,129 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,112 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,116 flights
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