WN1542 MCI → DEN

Southwest Airlines · Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO · 33 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06 · 533 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -3 min, while the worst 10% run +90 min or later.

WN1542 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MCI → DEN, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is WN1542 on time?

Across 33 flights on MCI → DEN from 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06, WN1542 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +90 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2681%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs26%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032677%+22 min
2026-046100%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue475%
Wed4100%
Thu580%
Fri580%
Sat580%
Sun475%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…