Flights Kansas City → Washington
MCI → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Washington features a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay of just 1.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 177 flights operated primarily by Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving the bustling destination airport which welcomes nearly 21 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Kansas City (MCI) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 208 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington (IAD) heads east for about 1,487 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of MCI-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 208 tracked MCI-IAD flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-IAD
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 208 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Washington is 1.44% across 208 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
