Flights Los Angeles → Kansas City
LAX → MCI
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to Kansas City operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.9 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 308 total flights using aircraft such as the Embraer 175, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-300, connecting the historic Los Angeles airport (opened in 1926) with Kansas City International Airport (opened in 1956), which serves over nine 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 879 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north-east for about 2,190 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 55m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of LAX-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 879 tracked LAX-MCI flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-MCI
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 879 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Kansas City is 0.46% across 879 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Kansas City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
