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Flight DL1517

Delta Air Lines flight DL1517

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Los Angeles (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 107 minutes. It was cancelled 0.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
93.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
107 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
338
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 75%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 17%
  • Air traffic control & airport 8%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Kansas City (MCI) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 9% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 91 minutes. It was cancelled 0.3% of the time.

On-time arrivals
90.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
91 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
331
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 58%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
  • Extreme weather 9%
  • Air traffic control & airport 9%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.9% 50
October 2025 98.4% 62
November 2025 90.0% 50
December 2025 80.3% 62
January 2026 95.2% 62
February 2026 92.9% 56
March 2026 88.7% 62
April 2026 96.7% 60
May 2026 93.0% 60
June 2026 95.8% 48
July 2026 89.1% 46
August 2026 88.2% 51

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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