Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Kansas City
Flights on SFO–MCI arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 244 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights153
- United AirlinesOn-time65%Median5 minp9045 minCancel0.0%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 SFO → 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 70% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 257 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 25 min · 359 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 405 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 170 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 166 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 20 min · 170 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 170 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 169 flights · limited
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