Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Los Angeles
1,363 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–LAX arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,149 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time94%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time91%Medianon timep905 minCancel1.0%Flights621
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights467
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 → LAX
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,106 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,417 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 209 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 55 min · 410 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 65 min · 756 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 515 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 597 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 532 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 593 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 522 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 585 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 554 flights
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