FLL to MCI flight delays
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) Kansas City, MO (MCI) · 1,242 miles
568 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.34%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.41%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
54 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 29.4 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 9.8 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This is a thin route — 568 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 5 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on FLL to MCI. Spirit Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in June.
Every airline on FLL to MCI
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 417 | 77.43% | 0.72% | 53 min | C |
| Spirit Airlines | 151 | 73.29% | 3.31% | 57 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
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Common questions
Are flights from Fort Lauderdale to Kansas City usually delayed?
76.34% of flights on the FLL to MCI route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Fort Lauderdale to Kansas City?
Southwest Airlines, at 77.43% on time across 417 flights. The least punctual on the route was Spirit Airlines at 73.29%.
How often are FLL to MCI flights cancelled?
1.41% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Fort Lauderdale to Kansas City?
September, when 92.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 62.9%.
When FLL to MCI flights are late, how late are they?
About 54 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FLL to MCI during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →