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DL 1256 on time

Delta Air Lines 1256: Kansas City to Detroit at 6:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
238 flights · likely 88–95%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 13 DL 1256 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

DL 1256: MCI → DTW

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 6:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (238 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3591%
Tuesday3491%
Wednesday3491%
Thursday3488%
Friday3497%
Saturday3491%
Sunday3394%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 87%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 1256 from MCI to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1256 from Kansas City, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 238 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.