Flights New York → Kansas City
LGA → MCI
How long is the flight from New York to Kansas City?
The flight from New York (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Kansas City operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the average delay for flights on this route is approximately 16 minutes, based on a total of 469 flights recorded. The destination airport in Kansas City, which opened in 1956, 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 New York (LGA) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 1203 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI) heads west for about 1,778 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of LGA-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,203 tracked LGA-MCI flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 5.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-MCI
The flight from New York (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New York (LGA) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1203 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Kansas City is 5.74% across 1203 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
