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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Washington to Kansas City: on-time record
Washington Dulles International to Kansas City International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
77.4% of scheduled IAD to MCI flights arrived on time in the 12 months to July 2026. The figure covers 146 flights between Washington and Kansas City by carriers that report to BTS, a distance of 926 miles.
That is 1.4 points above the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 2.7 points below the 80.1% recorded for all departures from IAD. Flights that did arrive were 15.8 min late on average, and 0.7% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. Republic Airline had the highest on-time share at 79.2% of 72 flights; United Airlines had the lowest at 75.7% of 74.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 37%, national aviation system 24% and extreme weather 22%.
- On time 77.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.2%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.7%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 74 | 51% | 75.7% | 24.2 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 72 | 49% | 79.2% | 7.2 min | 0.0% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | IAD to MCI | All departures from IAD | All arrivals at MCI | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 77.4% | 80.1% | 75.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 21.2% | 18.2% | 23.2% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 15.8 min | 4.8 min | 8.4 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,392 | 1,514 | 1,532 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 146 | 58,031 | 49,305 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, MCI to IAD, recorded 83.3% on time across 144 flights in the same period.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | 2 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 min | 1 |
| Mar | 8 | 87.5% | 0.0% | -5.1 min | 1 |
| May | 24 | 79.2% | 0.0% | 11.0 min | 1 |
| Jun | 60 | 76.7% | 0.0% | 12.4 min | 1 |
| Jul | 62 | 77.4% | 1.6% | 20.9 min | 1 |
| Sep | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | -14.0 min | 1 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Washington (IAD)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD–ATL | Washington to Atlanta | 3,989 | 76.7% | 8.0 min | 2.1% |
| IAD–DEN | Washington to Denver | 3,465 | 82.1% | 1.9 min | 0.5% |
| IAD–SFO | Washington to San Francisco | 2,729 | 78.0% | 6.0 min | 0.8% |
| IAD–LAX | Washington to Los Angeles | 2,472 | 83.0% | -1.9 min | 0.8% |
| IAD–MCO | Washington to Orlando | 2,177 | 79.9% | 3.6 min | 1.1% |
| IAD–ORD | Washington to Chicago | 2,085 | 74.4% | 12.2 min | 1.0% |
| IAD–CLT | Washington to Charlotte | 1,988 | 81.1% | 2.9 min | 2.6% |
| IAD–DFW | Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,951 | 75.2% | 11.4 min | 1.9% |
All 78 routes and the airport record for IAD · airport record for MCI
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Washington to Kansas City on time?
77.4% of the 146 flights scheduled from IAD to MCI in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from IAD to MCI?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, Republic Airline had the highest on-time share (79.2%), followed by United Airlines (75.7%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Washington and Kansas City?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 37%, national aviation system 24%, extreme weather 22%, air carrier 18%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from IAD?
Too few departure hours carry enough flights on this route to compare them.
Is it getting better?
The route does not have enough flights in the previous 12 months for a year-on-year comparison. The monthly chart on this page shows the months that are available.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.