Kansas City to Dallas/Fort Worth

What the Data Says About MCI to DFW

The Kansas City to Dallas/Fort Worth corridor (MCI → DFW) covers roughly 460 miles and is served by 19 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 14,388 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80% on-time rate with an average delay of 95.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 5,149 flights were recorded on this pairing — 146 cancelled (2.8%) and 12 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 19 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 14,388 total flights analyzed, the 80% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 95.8-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 89% on-time, while Jun 2025 came in at 55% on-time — a 34-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the MCI to DFW route, the combination of a 80% on-time rate, 95.8-minute average delay, 2.8% recent cancellation rate, and 19 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.