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Delta Air Lines / LGA → MCI

DL 572 on time

Delta Air Lines 572: New York to Kansas City at 8:30 a.m.; Kansas City to New York at 11:50 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → MCI, its busiest leg

On time
75%
325 flights · likely 70–80%
Cancelled
6.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 572 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 6.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 572: LGA → MCI

Scheduled to leave New York at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (325 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 37% on time (19 flights)37DecJan 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81AprMay 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83MayJun 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JunJul 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5171%
Tuesday5078%
Wednesday5070%
Thursday5074%
Friday4984%
Saturday3087%
Sunday4569%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 1%

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DL 572: MCI → LGA

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 11:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (217 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86AprMay 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2025: too few flights (10 flights)JunJul 2025: too few flights (1 flights)JulJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76FebMar 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60MarApr 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78AprMay 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JulAug 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3560%
Tuesday3476%
Wednesday3476%
Thursday3491%
Friday3376%
Saturday16—
Sunday3174%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%

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Questions

How often is DL 572 from LGA to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 572 from New York, NY to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 325 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.2% were cancelled.

How often is DL 572 from MCI to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 572 from Kansas City, MO to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 217 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.8% 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.