About 1 in 13 DL 1517 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.
DL 1517: LAX → MCI
Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 9:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (338 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
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 52 | 88% |
| Tuesday | 50 | 92% |
| Wednesday | 50 | 92% |
| Thursday | 50 | 96% |
| Friday | 48 | 88% |
| Saturday | 39 | 97% |
| Sunday | 49 | 94% |
Why it was late
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DL 1517: MCI → LAX
Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 3:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (331 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.
Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Kansas City to Los Angeles (76% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MCI–LAX flight was cancelled 0.4% of the time, against 0.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:32 a.m. the next morning.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 50 | 84% |
| Tuesday | 49 | 90% |
| Wednesday | 49 | 94% |
| Thursday | 49 | 96% |
| Friday | 49 | 90% |
| Saturday | 38 | 95% |
| Sunday | 47 | 83% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is DL 1517 from LAX to MCI late?
Delta Air Lines 1517 from Los Angeles, CA to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.
How often is DL 1517 from MCI to LAX late?
Delta Air Lines 1517 from Kansas City, MO to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 331 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.