Kansas City

MCI · KMCI

Kansas City International Airport

39.30°, -94.71°MO, United States

Passengers a year

11.5M

#39 busiest in the U.S.

nonstop destinations

airlines

144

departures a day

76.4%

arrivals on time

1.4%

flights cancelled

76.3%

load factor

Kansas City Int'l (MCI) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale — Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Kansas City, with 49% of all passengers. 42 airlines fly from here.

Southwest 49%

Delta 17%

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 49% of the airport — the 12th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is PDX at 50%.

Airline	Share	Passengers	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
WN Southwest75% full	49.3%	5.7M	44	75.3%	+0.5%
DL Delta78% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest, Republic	17.4%	2M	12	81.8%	+4.5%
AA American79% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, PSA, SkyWest, Republic	15.0%	1.7M	8	71.1%	-0.5%
UA United80% fullUnited Express · operated by Mesa, SkyWest, Republic, GoJet	11.5%	1.3M	7	74.4%	+4.4%
AS Alaska79% fullOperated by Horizon, SkyWest	2.7%	310.9K	3	83.4%	+19.8%
+Other airlines	4.0%	461.8K	—	—	—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

56 domestic and 4 international nonstop destinations from Kansas City, across 4 countries.

99% domestic · 1% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

Denver (DEN)
549K549,009 departing · 82% full
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Atlanta (ATL)
446.7K446,709 departing · 79% full
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Chicago (ORD)
346K346,040 departing · 80% full
United Airlines · American Airlines
Phoenix (PHX)
312.6K312,573 departing · 80% full
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
289.8K289,812 departing · 80% full
American Airlines
Las Vegas (LAS)
265.6K265,580 departing · 78% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Chicago (MDW)
243.2K243,161 departing · 74% full
Southwest Airlines
Dallas (DAL)
213K212,973 departing · 66% full
Southwest Airlines
Orlando (MCO)
209.9K209,949 departing · 80% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Nashville (BNA)
177.2K177,242 departing · 80% full
Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
55.6K55,584 departing · 111.5K111,469 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
6.7K6,717 departing · 14K13,982 both ways
Southwest Airlines
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
1.9K1,861 departing · 3.9K3,885 both ways
Southwest Airlines
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)
564564 departing · 1.1K1,136 both ways
Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

60 nonstop · 8 airlines · 56 domestic / 4 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Kansas City.

Narrowbody 82%

Regional 18%

Body class · share of departures

Boeing 737-800
10,166 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
19.3%
Boeing 737 MAX 8
9,780 departures · 75% full
Narrowbody
18.6%
Boeing 737-700
9,092 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
17.3%
Embraer E175
5,978 departures · 81% full
Regional
11.4%
Boeing 737-900ER
3,284 departures · 81% full
Narrowbody
6.2%
Airbus A319
2,919 departures · 78% full
Narrowbody
5.5%
Airbus A320
2,080 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
4.0%
Bombardier CRJ-900
1,969 departures · 76% full
Regional
3.7%
Boeing 717-200
1,735 departures · 82% full
Narrowbody
3.3%
Airbus A220-100
1,511 departures · 75% full
Narrowbody
2.9%

When Kansas City is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

4.5K

4.3K

4.6K

4.3K

3.8K

3.7K

4.5K

4.6K

4.8K

4.9K

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

1990 · 7,564,717

1991 · 7,440,718

1992 · 7,967,279

1993 · 8,777,893

1994 · 9,911,126

1995 · 10,117,751

1996 · 10,621,398

1997 · 11,583,413

1998 · 12,148,750

1999 · 12,852,920

2000 · 13,148,947

2001 · 12,677,459

2002 · 11,354,412

2003 · 10,644,437

2004 · 11,000,263

2005 · 11,026,063

2006 · 11,836,109

2007 · 12,652,466

2008 · 11,631,085

2009 · 10,494,967

2010 · 10,520,267

2011 · 10,794,373

2012 · 10,352,934

2013 · 10,231,991

2014 · 10,475,042

2015 · 10,591,098

2016 · 11,095,814

2017 · 11,610,903

2018 · 11,920,524

2019 · 11,792,084

2020 · 4,486,714

2021 · 7,728,249

2022 · 9,823,587

2023 · 11,571,023

2024 · 12,006,253

2025 · 11,340,262

2026 · 6,663,241 so far

Every year

1990: 7,564,717
1991: 7,440,718
1992: 7,967,279
1993: 8,777,893
1994: 9,911,126
1995: 10,117,751
1996: 10,621,398
1997: 11,583,413
1998: 12,148,750
1999: 12,852,920
2000: 13,148,947
2001: 12,677,459
2002: 11,354,412
2003: 10,644,437
2004: 11,000,263
2005: 11,026,063
2006: 11,836,109
2007: 12,652,466
2008: 11,631,085
2009: 10,494,967
2010: 10,520,267
2011: 10,794,373
2012: 10,352,934
2013: 10,231,991
2014: 10,475,042
2015: 10,591,098
2016: 11,095,814
2017: 11,610,903
2018: 11,920,524
2019: 11,792,084
2020: 4,486,714
2021: 7,728,249
2022: 9,823,587
2023: 11,571,023
2024: 12,006,253
2025: 11,340,262
2026: 6,663,241 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Kansas City, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 23Cancelled 1

16 min

average delay

711

flights cancelled

48.5K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late-arriving aircraft

Airline (carrier)

National Aviation System

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Alaska Airlines 83.4%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 71.1%

Among US airports

#39

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 70.3%–82.2%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 70.3% of arrivals landed on time — 6.1 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 82.2%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Kansas City International Airport (MCI)?

Kansas City International Airport handled about 11.5M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #39 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 144 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Kansas City International Airport (MCI)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Kansas City (MCI), flying about 49% of its passengers. 42 airlines serve Kansas City in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Kansas City International Airport (MCI)?

Kansas City (MCI) has 60 nonstop destinations — 56 domestic and 4 international across 4 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Kansas City International Airport (MCI)?

About 76.4% of flights arriving at Kansas City (MCI) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Kansas City International Airport (MCI)?

The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Kansas City (MCI), about 19% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Kansas City; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).