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Kansas City → New York

MCI–JFK · 1,113 miles · Kansas City International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MCI–JFK flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

MCI–JFK flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(49 flights)
  • Tue88%(50 flights)
  • Wed89%(52 flights)
  • Thu84%(50 flights)
  • Fri84%(50 flights)
  • Sat86%(51 flights)
  • Sun79%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(352 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 83% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202562%29
August 202587%31
September 202586%29
October 202587%30
November 202597%30
December 202580%30
January 202679%29
February 202689%27
March 202690%30
April 202687%30
May 202690%30

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 365 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.