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TPA Tampa / MCI Kansas City

TPA → MCI on time

Tampa (Tampa, FL) to Kansas City (Kansas City, MO). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.6%
655 flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Flights / day
2
2 airlines

78% of flights from Tampa to Kansas City arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 7% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for TPA → MCI: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 62% of the time. About 1 in 16 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 66 three hours or more; 0.6% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 655 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines62878%0.6%−3 min6.2%+62 minSouthwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines27—————Frontier Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at TPA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%5 a.m. departures: too few flights (73 flights)5a6 a.m. departures: 91% on time (111 flights)916a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (53 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (63 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (35 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (14 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights (11 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (52 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (6 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (54 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (33 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (45 flights)8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights (43 flights)9p10 p.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)10p
TPA → MCI, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By airline and hour

DepartsSouthwest Airlines
6 a.m.91%

Last flight of the day

On TPA → MCI, each airline's last flight of the day was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.8% for its earlier flights, about the same. It arrived 3+ hours late 3.4% of the time (earlier flights: 0.8%). It matters more than the numbers suggest. Miss an earlier flight and there's another one that evening; miss the last one and you're usually waiting until morning.

AirlineLast departureLast: cancelledLast: 3h+ lateEarlier: cancelledNext morning
Southwest Airlines8:10 p.m.0.8%3.4%0.8%first flight 6:05 a.m.

Last flight = the airline's last scheduled departure on this route that day, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Times are typical scheduled times over the latest three months.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: September (88%). Worst: October (72%).

40%70%100%Jan: 77% on time (129 flights)77JanFeb: 83% on time (133 flights)83FebMar: 72% on time (219 flights)72MarApr: 82% on time (196 flights)82AprMay: 74% on time (196 flights)74MayJun: 77% on time (180 flights)77JunJul: 74% on time (172 flights)74JulAug: 80% on time (111 flights)80AugSep: 88% on time (106 flights)88SepOct: 72% on time (162 flights)72OctNov: 79% on time (131 flights)79NovDec: 79% on time (131 flights)79Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday89——
Tuesday81——
Wednesday78——
Thursday87——
Friday89——
Saturday12780%1.6%
Sunday10471%1.0%

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 3%Security 3%

Cancellations: air traffic/airport 3 · weather 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Dec 1, 2025425%0
Mar 8, 2026333%0
May 2, 2026333%0
Oct 18, 2025333%0
Jan 3, 2026333%0

Questions

How often are flights from TPA to MCI on time?

78% of 655 scheduled flights from Tampa, FL to Kansas City, MO arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from TPA to MCI?

October (72% on time). The best month is September (88%), over 2023–2026.

Is the last flight of the day from TPA to MCI more likely to be cancelled?

Not much. Each airline's last TPA–MCI flight of the day was cancelled 0.8% of the time over the past year, against 0.8% for its earlier flights. If the last flight is cancelled, the next one is usually the following morning.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.