Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Kansas City
1,048 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–MCI arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 639 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights639
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 TPA → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 766 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 153 flights · limited
- Evenings59% on time · p90 70 min · 484 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 85 min · 193 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 233 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 223 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 254 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 251 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 342 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 301 flights
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