Route · MCI → LAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Kansas City to Los Angeles
The MCI–LAX corridor (Kansas City, MO → Los Angeles, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 14 carriers across roughly 1,363 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.5%
- On-time
- +3.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 69 min
- Delay when late
- 6,841
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Jan 2025 93%
Worst Month
Jun 2024 66%
Distance
1,363 mi
Carriers
14
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 79 | 23 | 0 | 1 | DL,WN |
| Nov 2025 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 0 | DL,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN,DL,NK |
| Sep 2025 | 113 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN,DL,NK |
| Aug 2025 | 114 | 17 | 2 | 0 | WN,NK,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 0 | WN,DL,NK |
| Jun 2025 | 120 | 22 | 1 | 0 | DL,WN,NK |
| May 2025 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN,DL |
| Apr 2025 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN,DL |
| Mar 2025 | 87 | 11 | 1 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Feb 2025 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | DL,WN,NK |
| Jan 2025 | 61 | 4 | 6 | 0 | DL,WN,NK |
| Dec 2024 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN,DL |
| Oct 2024 | 105 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN,DL,NK |
| Sep 2024 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN,DL,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 111 | 23 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Jul 2024 | 117 | 26 | 7 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 114 | 39 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| May 2024 | 116 | 35 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 113 | 21 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 0 | DL,NK,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 84 | 18 | 2 | 0 | DL,WN,NK |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
22 of 2,387 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
1 of 2,387 flights
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MCI - Kansas City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Kansas City, MO.
Origin airport →LAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
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What the Data Says About MCI to LAX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Kansas City to Los Angeles (MCI to LAX) running a 82.5% on-time rate over 6,841 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 68.8 minutes. The 1,363-mile corridor is served by 14 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.9% of 2,387 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at just 66% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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