Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Kansas City
1,048 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–MCI arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 646 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights646
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)75%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). 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 TPA → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 811 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 251 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 166 flights · limited
- Evenings58% on time · p90 70 min · 482 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 90 min · 198 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 232 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 264 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 222 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 365 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 256 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 307 flights
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