Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Detroit
Flights on MCI–DTW arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,324 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.3%Flights1,324
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline76%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 MCI → DTW
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 83% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,098 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,119 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 30 min · 764 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,045 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 87% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 462 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 590 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 588 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 591 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 589 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 30 min · 617 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 25 min · 603 flights
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