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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Kansas City

LAX–MCI · 1,363 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,256
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines89%115 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines89%621 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines79%465 flights

Not enough history to rank: United Airlines (55 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LAX–MCI flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 69% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–MCI flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Spirit Airlines runs this route best.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 79%.

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
  • Mon83%(187 flights)
  • Tue89%(166 flights)
  • Wed93%(164 flights)
  • Thu85%(185 flights)
  • Fri82%(186 flights)
  • Sat90%(163 flights)
  • Sun79%(187 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(250 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(549 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(112 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(322 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 86% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%117
July 202590%117
August 202591%112
September 202590%111
October 202590%104
November 202579%98
December 202577%77
January 202688%65
February 202686%76
March 202677%104
April 202686%127
May 202686%130

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Based on 1,256 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.