Delta Air Lines DTW to MCI on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Kansas City · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
16 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
68 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 81% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to MCI arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 81% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (59%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)59%
- Late-arriving aircraft29%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to MCI
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines67% on time · 6 min avg delay
- American Airlines100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full DTW to MCI comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,327 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 16 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.