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Best Airline: DEN to MCI

Denver to Kansas City — airline reliability comparison

SkyWest Airlines is the most reliable airline on the DEN to MCI route with a 90% on-time rate, compared to Southwest Airlines at 76%. Based on 634 flights tracked.

This route involves weather-prone airports and high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

SkyWest Airlines90%
Frontier Airlines80%
United Airlines78%
Southwest Airlines76%

DEN to MCI Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
SkyWest AirlinesOOBest90%0.3%57m634
Frontier AirlinesF980%0.5%55m927
United AirlinesUA78%0.7%66m5,039
Southwest AirlinesWNWorst76%1.1%55m8,516

Route Overview

77%
Overall On-Time
59m
Avg Delay
0.9%
Cancel Rate
15,136
Total Flights
DEN to MCI Route DetailsReturn: MCI to DEN
DEN AirportMCI Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.