Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Wichita
392 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–ICT arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 508 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights508
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft68%
- 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 4 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 STL → ICT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 705 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 258 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 853 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 285 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 288 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 285 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 286 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 288 flights
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