According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Wichita, KS (ICT) ranks #103 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Wichita, KS posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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ICT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 765,805.
Late Aircraft36.1% (276,161 min)
Carrier38.3% (293,365 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.0% (130,116 min)
Weather8.5% (65,436 min)
Security0.1% (727 min)
ICT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (94%) · worst: June (89.5%)
ICT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ICT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.2 min · taxi-in 5.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ICT's average taxi-out (15.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (July 2024) to 19.6 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Wichita, KS, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Wichita, KS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 38.3% of 765,805 delay minutes across 109,987 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.2% (3.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 19,580 delayed and 1,343 cancelled (1.22%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (36.1% late-aircraft, 38.3% carrier, 17.0% NAS, 8.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, ICT is strongest in October (94% on-time) and weakest in June (89.5%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,657 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 77.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Wichita, KS vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.2%Top 65%higher than 35% of 382 airports
Wichita, KS
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
ICT's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ICT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wichita, KS's on-time rate?
Wichita, KS (ICT) has a 82.2% on-time rate across 109,987 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does ICT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Wichita, KS ranks #103 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Wichita, KS?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ICT, accounting for 38.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.1% late-aircraft, 38.3% carrier, 17.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Wichita, KS?
October is historically ICT's strongest month at 94% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.5%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights