Skip to content
WanderNerd

Route Reliability

Atlanta → Kansas City

ATLMCI · 692 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kansas City International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
3,291
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines84%2,776 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines76%365 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines69%150 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–MCI flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 78% on Saturdays.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(515 flights)
  • Tue84%(444 flights)
  • Wed85%(454 flights)
  • Thu85%(469 flights)
  • Fri84%(501 flights)
  • Sat78%(380 flights)
  • Sun79%(477 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(347 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(549 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(704 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(675 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(449 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(516 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 70% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%284
July 202578%298
August 202585%302
September 202591%290
October 202588%307
November 202585%268
December 202577%258
January 202684%228
February 202680%221
March 202676%244
April 202688%259
May 202682%281

Based on 3,291 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.