Historical on-time performance
Denver to Kansas City
533 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–MCI arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 3,909 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.4%Flights252
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights1,296
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights2,330
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline35%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 DEN → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,215 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 3,469 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 1,497 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 2,111 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 2,454 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,770 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,787 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,946 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,434 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,893 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,924 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,992 flights
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