Kansas City International in July 2026

73.9%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,761 domestic departures from Kansas City International (MCI). 73.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.0% reached their destination on time; 1.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so MCI departures were 5.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 4,442 departures with 74.0% leaving on time: a change of −0.1 points, with flights up 7%.

Flights arriving at MCI that month were on time 70.4% of the time (4,762 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 21%.

On time 77.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.7%
Cancelled 1.7%
Diverted 0.7%

Every scheduled departure from MCI in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	MCI, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	73.9%	74.0%	77.8%	68.8%
Arrived on time	77.0%	71.4%	78.7%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.7%	2.0%	1.5%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.2 min	21.1 min	15.7 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	159	148	135	21,066
Scheduled departures	4,761	4,442	49,298	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	2,242	47%	73.9%	9.5 min	0.8%
DL Delta Air Lines	792	17%	84.3%	-1.7 min	1.8%
AA American Airlines	451	9%	81.4%	3.4 min	2.2%
UA United Airlines	428	9%	75.9%	10.7 min	2.8%
OO SkyWest Airlines	344	7%	78.5%	13.1 min	1.7%
AS Alaska Airlines	123	3%	86.2%	-5.5 min	0.8%
YX Republic Airline	119	2%	66.4%	13.1 min	10.9%
MQ Envoy Air	88	2%	86.4%	-10.2 min	2.3%
F9 Frontier Airlines	65	1%	70.8%	10.3 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	64	1%	60.9%	33.6 min	9.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	45	1%	71.1%	22.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MCI–DEN	Kansas City to Denver	440	76.4%	8.0 min	0.5%
MCI–ORD	Kansas City to Chicago	391	74.2%	12.9 min	4.9%
MCI–ATL	Kansas City to Atlanta	293	78.5%	2.7 min	0.7%
MCI–DFW	Kansas City to Dallas/Fort Worth	228	81.1%	-1.6 min	0.4%
MCI–MDW	Kansas City to Chicago	213	79.8%	6.0 min	1.9%
MCI–PHX	Kansas City to Phoenix	184	75.5%	3.3 min	0.0%
MCI–LAS	Kansas City to Las Vegas	180	80.0%	-0.3 min	0.0%
MCI–LGA	Kansas City to New York	173	65.9%	13.5 min	5.8%
MCI–DCA	Kansas City to Washington	167	60.5%	21.7 min	8.4%
MCI–DAL	Kansas City to Dallas	165	74.5%	11.7 min	0.0%
MCI–LAX	Kansas City to Los Angeles	144	84.7%	-3.0 min	0.0%
MCI–AUS	Kansas City to Austin	142	77.5%	12.1 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	29.8%	31.7%	21,368
Late-arriving aircraft	44.1%	41.8%	31,685
National Aviation System	20.7%	19.9%	14,849
Extreme weather	5.4%	6.5%	3,852
Security	0.0%	0.1%	28

71,782 delay minutes on 984 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MCI on time in July 2026?

73.9% of 4,761 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 74.0% of 4,442 departures left on time and 2.0% were cancelled, against 73.9% and 1.7% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MCI · methodology · corrections.