Kansas City (MCI)

MCI / KMCI

Official · May 2026

1,025,002

Kansas City International Airport handled 1,025,002 passengers in May 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 99.0% 1,015,203
  • International 1.0% 9,799
Against 2019 -4.3% same month, before the pandemic
International share 1% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 1,025,002 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 921,881 +4.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 957,610 +2.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 772,891 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 729,504 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 928,351 −3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 891,961 −6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 1,050,140 −0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 961,368 −3.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 991,899 −3.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 1,090,076 −6.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 1,095,165 −6.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 1,038,802 −5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 885,714 −8.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 935,136 −8.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 733,196 −11.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 738,454 −3.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 958,308 +3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 952,071 −0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 1,052,210 −1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 991,112 −0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 1,027,749 +0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 1,168,850 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 1,166,286 +6.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay07:00–08:003.2min · 6,205 recorded · 6,112 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour22.3min07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights89,153Kansas City International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 92.4% · 6,448 recorded · 6,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 93.8% · 10,066 recorded · 9,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.9% · 6,205 recorded · 6,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 90.9% · 3,628 recorded · 3,589 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 86.8% · 3,708 recorded · 3,670 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 86.9% · 5,619 recorded · 5,540 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 85.4% · 5,226 recorded · 5,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.7% · 5,127 recorded · 5,058 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 80.2% · 5,163 recorded · 5,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 77.6% · 6,503 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 76.6% · 6,267 recorded · 6,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.2% · 5,267 recorded · 5,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 71.8% · 7,209 recorded · 7,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 70.8% · 6,052 recorded · 5,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 66.3% · 4,036 recorded · 3,941 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 60.3% · 1,452 recorded · 1,424 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 67.6% · 974 recorded · 963 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 5.4 min · 6,448 recorded · 6,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 3.5 min · 10,066 recorded · 9,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.2 min · 6,205 recorded · 6,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 5.0 min · 3,628 recorded · 3,589 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 8.2 min · 3,708 recorded · 3,670 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6.9 min · 5,619 recorded · 5,540 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 8.4 min · 5,226 recorded · 5,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 10.1 min · 5,127 recorded · 5,058 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12.2 min · 5,163 recorded · 5,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 12.7 min · 6,503 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 15.0 min · 6,267 recorded · 6,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 16.7 min · 5,267 recorded · 5,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 17.8 min · 7,209 recorded · 7,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 18.0 min · 6,052 recorded · 5,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 22.5 min · 4,036 recorded · 3,941 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 25.5 min · 1,452 recorded · 1,424 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 20.6 min · 974 recorded · 963 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 6,448 · 6,448 recorded · 6,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 10,066 · 10,066 recorded · 9,897 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 6,205 · 6,205 recorded · 6,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3,628 · 3,628 recorded · 3,589 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 3,708 · 3,708 recorded · 3,670 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5,619 · 5,619 recorded · 5,540 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 5,226 · 5,226 recorded · 5,165 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 5,127 · 5,127 recorded · 5,058 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 5,163 · 5,163 recorded · 5,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 6,503 · 6,503 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 6,267 · 6,267 recorded · 6,204 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,267 · 5,267 recorded · 5,179 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 7,209 · 7,209 recorded · 7,089 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 6,052 · 6,052 recorded · 5,955 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 4,036 · 4,036 recorded · 3,941 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 1,452 · 1,452 recorded · 1,424 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 974 · 974 recorded · 963 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 195 · 195 recorded · 190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 8 · 8 recorded · 8 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0092.4%5.4 min6,3246,448
06:0093.8%3.5 min9,89710,066
07:0092.9%3.2 min6,1126,205
08:0090.9%5.0 min3,5893,628
09:0086.8%8.2 min3,6703,708
10:0086.9%6.9 min5,5405,619
11:0085.4%8.4 min5,1655,226
12:0081.7%10.1 min5,0585,127
13:0080.2%12.2 min5,1035,163
14:0077.6%12.7 min6,4286,503
15:0076.6%15.0 min6,2046,267
16:0073.2%16.7 min5,1795,267
17:0071.8%17.8 min7,0897,209
18:0070.8%18.0 min5,9556,052
19:0066.3%22.5 min3,9414,036
20:0060.3%25.5 min1,4241,452
21:0067.6%20.6 min963974
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures190195
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures88

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 79.7% · 13,575 recorded · 13,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 85.4% · 12,229 recorded · 12,106 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.7% · 12,085 recorded · 11,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.1% · 13,084 recorded · 12,953 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 80.7% · 13,346 recorded · 13,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.9% · 11,006 recorded · 10,834 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.4% · 13,828 recorded · 13,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 13.4 min · 13,575 recorded · 13,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.4 min · 12,229 recorded · 12,106 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.3 min · 12,085 recorded · 11,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 11.5 min · 13,084 recorded · 12,953 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 11.9 min · 13,346 recorded · 13,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 9.9 min · 11,006 recorded · 10,834 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 13.4 min · 13,828 recorded · 13,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 13,575 · 13,575 recorded · 13,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 12,229 · 12,229 recorded · 12,106 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 12,085 · 12,085 recorded · 11,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 13,084 · 13,084 recorded · 12,953 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13,346 · 13,346 recorded · 13,196 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11,006 · 11,006 recorded · 10,834 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 13,828 · 13,828 recorded · 13,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.7%13.4 min13,32913,575
Tuesday85.4%8.4 min12,10612,229
Wednesday84.7%8.3 min11,93512,085
Thursday81.1%11.5 min12,95313,084
Friday80.7%11.9 min13,19613,346
Saturday82.9%9.9 min10,83411,006
Sunday78.4%13.4 min13,48613,828

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 84.7% · 6,989 recorded · 6,577 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 82.7% · 6,868 recorded · 6,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.4% · 8,260 recorded · 8,052 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 82.5% · 8,153 recorded · 8,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 79.2% · 8,717 recorded · 8,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 74.4% · 8,976 recorded · 8,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 76.1% · 4,442 recorded · 4,355 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 81.8% · 4,113 recorded · 4,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.1% · 8,069 recorded · 8,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 86.8% · 8,633 recorded · 8,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.1% · 8,002 recorded · 7,913 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 78.6% · 7,931 recorded · 7,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.7 min · 6,989 recorded · 6,577 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 9.7 min · 6,868 recorded · 6,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.4 min · 8,260 recorded · 8,052 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.6 min · 8,153 recorded · 8,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 12.2 min · 8,717 recorded · 8,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 17.7 min · 8,976 recorded · 8,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 18.3 min · 4,442 recorded · 4,355 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 10.1 min · 4,113 recorded · 4,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.3 min · 8,069 recorded · 8,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 6.0 min · 8,633 recorded · 8,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.7 min · 8,002 recorded · 7,913 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 14.6 min · 7,931 recorded · 7,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 6,989 · 6,989 recorded · 6,577 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 6,868 · 6,868 recorded · 6,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 8,260 · 8,260 recorded · 8,052 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 8,153 · 8,153 recorded · 8,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 8,717 · 8,717 recorded · 8,637 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 8,976 · 8,976 recorded · 8,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 4,442 · 4,442 recorded · 4,355 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 4,113 · 4,113 recorded · 4,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8,069 · 8,069 recorded · 8,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 8,633 · 8,633 recorded · 8,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8,002 · 8,002 recorded · 7,913 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 7,931 · 7,931 recorded · 7,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan84.7%10.7 min6,5776,989
Feb82.7%9.7 min6,7916,868
Mar80.4%13.4 min8,0528,260
Apr82.5%9.6 min8,0798,153
May79.2%12.2 min8,6378,717
Jun74.4%17.7 min8,8628,976
Jul76.1%18.3 min4,3554,442
Aug81.8%10.1 min4,0754,113
Sep87.1%5.3 min8,0488,069
Oct86.8%6.0 min8,5888,633
Nov85.1%7.7 min7,9138,002
Dec78.6%14.6 min7,8627,931

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 80.5% 71,774
  • Delayed >15 min 18.0% 16,065
  • Cancelled 1.5% 1,314
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.