Skip to content
WanderNerd
Check a flight

Route Reliability

Kansas City → New York

MCI–LGA · 1,107 miles · Kansas City International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

63
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1,788
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines78%752 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,036 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MCI–LGA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

MCI–LGA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 72%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 78% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon72%(247 flights)
  • Tue74%(258 flights)
  • Wed78%(255 flights)
  • Thu77%(258 flights)
  • Fri82%(259 flights)
  • Sat86%(158 flights)
  • Sun74%(259 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(597 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(156 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(411 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(273 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(206 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 69% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%137
July 202576%133
August 202585%144
September 202584%140
October 202576%143
November 202569%135
December 202563%135
January 202689%132
February 202686%118
March 202670%147
April 202679%164
May 202680%166

Same trip, other airports

Keep nerding

Based on 1,788 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.