Kansas City
MCI · KMCIKansas City International Airport
Passengers a year
11.4M
#39 busiest in the U.S.
60
nonstop destinations
36
airlines
143
departures a day
76.2%
arrivals on time
1.5%
flights cancelled
76.4%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Kansas City, with 49% of all passengers. 36 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 49% of the airport — the 11th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is ABQ at 50%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest75% full | 49.0% | 5.6M | 44 | 75.4% | -1% |
DL | 17.3% | 2M | 12 | 81.5% | +3.8% |
AA | 15.4% | 1.8M | 8 | 70% | +0.8% |
UA | 11.3% | 1.3M | 7 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
AS | 2.7% | 302.6K | 3 | 80.7% | +15.2% |
+Other airlines | 4.4% | 500.2K | — | — | — |
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
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · American Airlines
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
296.6K296,551 departing · 82% full
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Top international destinations
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
55.6K55,606 departing · 110.3K110,287 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
8.2K8,152 departing · 17.3K17,300 both ways
Southwest Airlines
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
728728 departing · 1.6K1,622 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
United Express · operated by Mesa Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Kansas City.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
9,900 departures · 76% full
18.9%
- Narrowbody
9,670 departures · 75% full
18.5%
- Narrowbody
9,039 departures · 75% full
17.3%
- Regional
6,076 departures · 82% full
11.6%
- Narrowbody
3,327 departures · 81% full
6.3%
- Narrowbody
2,929 departures · 80% full
5.6%
- Narrowbody
2,175 departures · 77% full
4.2%
- Regional
2,020 departures · 77% full
3.9%
- Narrowbody
1,869 departures · 82% full
3.6%
- Narrowbody
1,508 departures · 76% full
2.9%
When Kansas City is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
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
- 4,406,888 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.
Every 100 arrivals
16 min
average delay
713
flights cancelled
48.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 81.5%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 70%
Among US airports
#39
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 68.6%–82.2%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 68.6% of arrivals landed on time — 7.6 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 11.4M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #39 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 143 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. 36 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 76.2% of flights arriving at Kansas City (MCI) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.5% 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 June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).