Best time to fly out of Wichita (ICT)

The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower: departures in the Before 6am band left on time 91.4% of the time, against 66.2% in the 6–8pm band. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

On-time rate by hour and day

On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.

Share of departures that left on time, by hour band and day of week.
Departure time MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Before 6am 90 87 92 93 92 93 92
6–8am 91 89 92 91 90 90 90
8–10am 90 87 88 89 88 88 90
10am–12pm 80 82 83 85 84 80 78
12–2pm 75 83 82 78 78 80 80
2–4pm 78 81 81 80 76 83 78
4–6pm 73 79 76 72 73 76 73
6–8pm 64 70 69 61 67 69 66
8–10pm 69 69 75 74 72 – 73
10pm–12am – – – – – – –
fewer left on time more left on time

The steadiest stretch at ICT was Before 6am — 91.4% of departures left on time across 2,649 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 66.2%. 6–8am departures from ICT left on time 90.3% of the time across 6,865 flights; 6–8pm departures, 66.2% across 2,242. That is a gap of 24.1 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.

The year at ICT

June was the hard month at ICT: 73% of departures left on time, across 2,990 flights. October was the easy one at 87.4%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.

Share of departures that left on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 81.9%.
Departure on-time share at ICT by calendar month
Month Share departures that left on time Flights
January 82.4% 2,412
February 86.8% 2,260
March 82.5% 2,594
April 82.1% 2,710
May 77.1% 2,793
June 73% 2,990
July 79.4% 2,768
August 82.4% 2,770
September 87.1% 2,528
October 87.4% 2,621
November 83.3% 2,555
December 81.9% 2,512

Airlines at ICT

Every airline with at least 100 departures from ICT, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.

Airline Left on time Typical delay Cancelled Departures
SkyWest Airlines 81.5% 104 min 1.5% 9,734
Envoy Air 81.7% 71 min 2.2% 6,284
Southwest Airlines 85.2% 61 min 0.6% 5,362
Delta Air Lines 85.6% 91 min 1.3% 3,023
PSA Airlines 72.8% 119 min 6.1% 2,200
United Airlines 89.7% 85 min 1.2% 2,109
American Airlines 71.3% 111 min 2.8% 1,367
Allegiant Air 75.3% 86 min 0.7% 1,151
Endeavor Air 83.8% 49 min 0% 198

Endeavor Air (through December 2024) stopped filing before June 2026. Its row covers a shorter run of months than the rest of the table, so its figure is not set against the others anywhere on this page.

What delays out of ICT were put down to

Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 6,059 flights that departed ICT and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 35.7% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 35.6% to airline operations.

Late-arriving aircraft 35.7% Airline operations 35.6% Air traffic & airport volume 18.4% Severe weather 10.3% Security 0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 35.7%
  • Airline operations 35.6%
  • Air traffic & airport volume 18.4%
  • Severe weather 10.3%
  • Security 0.1%

Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.

If you are connecting through ICT

Of 31,509 scheduled arrivals into ICT, 74.7% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 7,381 arrivals that ran late, 53% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.

Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.

Busiest routes out of ICT

Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.

ICT in one number

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower (ICT)

Rank 101 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: Before 6am. Hardest month: June.

July 2023–June 2026 · 30,957 departures flown

81.9% of departures left on time

Questions about ICT

What is the best time of day to fly out of Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Before 6am. Departures in that band left on time 91.4% of the time across 2,649 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 66.2%.
Is the early flight out of ICT really more reliable?
6–8am departures from ICT left on time 90.3% of the time across 6,865 flights; 6–8pm departures, 66.2% across 2,242. That is a gap of 24.1 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
What is the worst month to fly out of ICT?
June: 73% of the departures that flew left on time, with 2,990 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 87.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
Which airline is most on time at ICT?
United Airlines — 89.7% of its 2,109 departures from ICT left on time. American Airlines sat at the other end at 71.3% over 1,367 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked. Airlines that stopped filing before June 2026 are left out of the ranking — their figures cover a shorter run of months than the rest of the table.
How often are flights cancelled at ICT?
1.8% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.