Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Kansas City
1,442 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–MCI arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 90 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights90
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)1%
- Late aircraft74%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 SMF → 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 87% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 103 flights · limited
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 223 flights
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