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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Kansas City to Washington: on-time record
Kansas City International to Washington Dulles 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.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 144 flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington (IAD), a distance of 926 miles. 83.3% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 7.3 points above the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 4.6 points above the 78.7% recorded for all departures from MCI. Flights that did arrive were 9.0 min late on average, and 3.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. United Airlines had the highest on-time share at 88.9% of 72 flights; Republic Airline had the lowest at 77.8% of 72.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, air carrier 49%, late-arriving aircraft 40% and national aviation system 10%.
- On time 83.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.2%
- Cancelled 3.5%
- Diverted 0.0%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 72 | 50% | 88.9% | 3.7 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 72 | 50% | 77.8% | 14.5 min | 5.6% |
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 | MCI to IAD | All departures from MCI | All arrivals at IAD | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 83.3% | 78.7% | 81.9% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 13.2% | 19.6% | 16.5% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 9.0 min | 6.0 min | 3.5 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,010 | 1,473 | 1,334 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 144 | 49,298 | 57,761 | 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, IAD to MCI, recorded 77.4% on time across 146 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 | 100.0% | 0.0% | -4.0 min | 1 |
| Mar | 9 | 77.8% | 0.0% | 7.2 min | 2 |
| May | 22 | 90.9% | 0.0% | -0.8 min | 1 |
| Jun | 60 | 85.0% | 1.7% | 6.5 min | 1 |
| Jul | 62 | 79.0% | 6.5% | 15.2 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 Kansas City (MCI)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI–DEN | Kansas City to Denver | 4,327 | 76.8% | 8.6 min | 0.5% |
| MCI–ORD | Kansas City to Chicago | 4,197 | 73.5% | 16.7 min | 2.9% |
| MCI–ATL | Kansas City to Atlanta | 3,272 | 85.7% | -2.2 min | 1.4% |
| MCI–DFW | Kansas City to Dallas/Fort Worth | 2,525 | 74.2% | 12.7 min | 2.9% |
| MCI–PHX | Kansas City to Phoenix | 2,474 | 78.4% | 7.2 min | 0.6% |
| MCI–MDW | Kansas City to Chicago | 2,107 | 79.0% | 4.8 min | 1.1% |
| MCI–DAL | Kansas City to Dallas | 2,032 | 79.6% | 4.0 min | 1.1% |
| MCI–LAS | Kansas City to Las Vegas | 2,008 | 80.5% | 2.3 min | 0.5% |
All 59 routes and the airport record for MCI · airport record for IAD
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Kansas City to Washington on time?
83.3% of the 144 flights scheduled from MCI to IAD 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 MCI to IAD?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, United Airlines had the highest on-time share (88.9%), followed by Republic Airline (77.8%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Kansas City and Washington?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 49%, late-arriving aircraft 40%, national aviation system 10%, extreme weather 0%, 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 MCI?
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.