OnTimeStats

Airport on-time performance

MCI

Kansas City

Data through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
On-time rate78%flights departing here that arrived on time
Median delayon timetypical departure delay
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 departures is worsetail risk
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled departures
Left the gate on time81%departures that pushed back within 15 min of schedule (DepDel15)

based on 48,203 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

As a connection hub

Arriving here (inbound performance)

These figures reflect inbound flights arriving at this airport — relevant for connections and layovers.

75%arrived on time here
(within 15 min, inbound flights)
  • On time75%
  • 15–59 min late15%
  • 1–2 hr late5%
  • 2 hr+ late3%
  • Cancelled or diverted2%

Arrival outcomes for inbound flights. Last segment = cancelled or diverted.

Bad day: 1 in 10 flights arrives more than 45 min late.

By airline

Carriers departing here (last 12 months)

Delay = arrival delay (ArrDel15-based)

  • Delta Air Linesbest
    On-time84%
    Medianon time
    p9030 min
    Cancel1.3%
    Flights7,978
  • Spirit Airlines
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel1.4%
    Flights287
  • Republic Airways
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel2.0%
    Flights1,285
  • SkyWest Airlines
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9040 min
    Cancel1.5%
    Flights995
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time78%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel1.2%
    Flights21,661
  • Alaska Airlines
    On-time77%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel1.6%
    Flights805
  • United Airlines
    On-time75%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel1.3%
    Flights3,062
  • American Airlines
    On-time73%
    Medianon time
    p9060 min
    Cancel2.6%
    Flights5,188
  • Envoy Air
    On-time73%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel2.8%
    Flights1,194
  • PSA Airlines
    On-time66%
    Medianon time
    p9085 min
    Cancel6.7%
    Flights729

Over time

Departure on-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

Where flights go

Busiest routes

MCI → ATL→MCI → DEN→MCI → MDW→MCI → ORD→MCI → DFW→MCI → PHX→MCI → STL→MCI → DAL→MCI → MSP→MCI → LAS→
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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.