Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Kansas City
629 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MCI arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,331 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,331
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,115 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 739 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,085 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 35 min · 986 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 125 min · 117 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 25 min · 594 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 588 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 465 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 591 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 613 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 587 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 35 min · 604 flights
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