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Route Reliability

Kansas City → Los Angeles

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

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
1,260
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 Lines93%621 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines85%117 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines68%467 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.

MCI–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MCI–LAX flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 93% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 68%.

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%(189 flights)
  • Tue83%(168 flights)
  • Wed90%(165 flights)
  • Thu84%(186 flights)
  • Fri85%(188 flights)
  • Sat83%(165 flights)
  • Sun76%(188 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(340 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(47 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(579 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(174 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(46 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 83% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%119
July 202582%119
August 202586%112
September 202584%113
October 202582%104
November 202580%99
December 202572%78
January 202692%66
February 202680%76
March 202688%105
April 202681%127
May 202682%131

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Based on 1,260 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.