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Route Reliability

Seattle → Kansas City

SEAMCI · 1,490 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,132
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 Lines78%364 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines77%742 flights

Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (26 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SEA–MCI flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 69% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 81% on time on Wednesdays against 74% on Saturdays.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines.

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

Ticking up lately.

SEA–MCI flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon78%(166 flights)
  • Tue77%(149 flights)
  • Wed81%(151 flights)
  • Thu76%(161 flights)
  • Fri76%(170 flights)
  • Sat74%(140 flights)
  • Sun77%(176 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(176 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(186 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(124 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(332 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(294 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 66% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%122
July 202560%126
August 202570%120
September 202573%109
October 202576%86
November 202581%79
December 202576%83
January 202686%65
February 202687%55
March 202689%72
April 202694%88
May 202686%108

Based on 1,132 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.