DL1517

DL1517 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Los Angeles to Kansas City. Of 1,192 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 90.3% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January4762▲ 31.9%
February4056▲ 40.0%
March5862▲ 6.9%
April60600.0%
May5260▲ 15.4%
June5248▼ 7.7%
July5246▼ 11.5%
August51––
September50––
October62–in progress
November50––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)361394▲ 9.1%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January93.2%95.2%▲ 2.1%
February77.5%96.4%▲ 24.4%
March86.2%88.7%▲ 2.9%
April85.0%95.0%▲ 11.8%
May84.6%91.2%▲ 7.8%
June90.4%89.6%▼ 0.9%
July90.0%89.1%▼ 1.0%
August91.8%––
September96.0%––
October93.6%–in progress
November90.0%––
December82.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)86.7%92.2%▲ 6.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January30▼ 100.0%
February00–
March00–
April00–
May03–
June00–
July20▼ 100.0%
August2––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)53▼ 40.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.2% 1,182
  • Cancelled 0.8% 10

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. LAX–MCI617 89.9%
  2. MCI–LAX575 90.7%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
LAX MCI Los Angeles International Airport – Kansas City International Airport 2,190 2.5 min 89.9% 617
MCI LAX Kansas City International Airport – Los Angeles International Airport 2,190 4.7 min 90.7% 575
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 40 40 95.0% 0
November 2024 60 60 93.3% 0
December 2024 62 62 90.3% 0
January 2025 47 44 93.2% 3
February 2025 40 40 77.5% 0
March 2025 58 58 86.2% 0
April 2025 60 60 85.0% 0
May 2025 52 52 84.6% 0
June 2025 52 52 90.4% 0
July 2025 52 50 90.0% 2
August 2025 51 49 91.8% 2
September 2025 50 50 96.0% 0
October 2025 62 62 93.6% 0
November 2025 50 50 90.0% 0
December 2025 62 62 82.3% 0
January 2026 62 62 95.2% 0
February 2026 56 56 96.4% 0
March 2026 62 62 88.7% 0
April 2026 60 60 95.0% 0
May 2026 60 57 91.2% 3
June 2026 48 48 89.6% 0
July 2026 46 46 89.1% 0

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