Historical on-time performance
New York to Kansas City
1,113 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
No flights recorded for last 12 months on this route.
By airline
How each carrier compares
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Why flights run late
Delay causes
Delay-cause data appears once delayed flights are recorded for this window.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 35 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 JFK → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 20 min · 197 flights · limited
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 229 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 80 min · 484 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 45 min · 305 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 173 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 172 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 174 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 80 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 174 flights · limited
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