WN2861 LAX → MCI

Southwest Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Kansas City, MO · 57 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03 · 1,363 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 86% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 43% departing 9am–12pm.

WN2861 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → MCI, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+20 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN2861 on time?

Across 57 flights on LAX → MCI from 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03, WN2861 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +20 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4681%
16-30 min814%
31-60 min24%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042483%-4 min
2026-053077%+6 min
2026-063100%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue9100%
Wed9100%
Thu888%
Fri863%
Sat8100%
Sun743%

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