Southwest Airlines MCI to LGA on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.2%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
62 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 4
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on MCI to LGA arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 3.2% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (39%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion39%
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MCI to LGA
- Delta Air Lines78% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 26 min avg delay
- American Airlines75% on time · 8 min avg delay
Full MCI to LGA comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
812 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 26 cancelled, 5 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.