Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Kansas City
706 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAT–MCI arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline48%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security10%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 21 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 SAT → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 93% on time.
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 104 flights · limited
- Thursdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 134 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 100 flights · limited
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 136 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 142 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 203 flights
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