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DL 2256 on time

Delta Air Lines 2256: Seattle to Kansas City at 5:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
364 flights · likely 71–79%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2256 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 2256: SEA → MCI

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 5:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5176%
Friday5269%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 65%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2256 from SEA to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 2256 from Seattle, WA to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.