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Airport Reliability

MCI · Kansas City

Kansas City International Airport

80%
Departures within 15 minutes
13 min
Average departure delay
77%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.5%
Departures cancelled

Based on 51,977 departures and 51,979 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from MCI departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from MCI arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

When MCI gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(3474 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(11165 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(8402 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(9707 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(11174 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(6614 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(500 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(7643 flights)
  • Tue83%(7025 flights)
  • Wed84%(7012 flights)
  • Thu80%(7530 flights)
  • Fri80%(7635 flights)
  • Sat81%(6275 flights)
  • Sun75%(7916 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 73% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%4568
July 202574%4608
August 202581%4348
September 202583%4159
October 202581%4486
November 202582%4150
December 202575%4168
January 202685%3676
February 202686%3662
March 202680%4317
April 202683%4405
May 202680%4489

Airlines departing MCI

Busiest routes from MCI

Based on 51,977 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.