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Delta Air Lines / MCI → DTW

DL 2741 on time

Delta Air Lines 2741: Kansas City to Detroit at 2:10 p.m.; Detroit to Kansas City at 12:15 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MCI → DTW, its busiest leg

On time
86%
177 flights · likely 81–91%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 2741 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

DL 2741: MCI → DTW

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 2:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (177 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92MarApr 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MarApr 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JunJul 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82JulAug 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2879%
Tuesday2789%
Wednesday2889%
Thursday2789%
Friday2688%
Saturday16—
Sunday2576%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 77%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 8%Severe weather 7%

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DL 2741: DTW → MCI

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (177 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90MarApr 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86AprMay 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76MarApr 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JunJul 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89JulAug 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2879%
Tuesday2793%
Wednesday2889%
Thursday2781%
Friday2692%
Saturday16—
Sunday2580%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Late inbound plane 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2741 from MCI to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2741 from Kansas City, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 177 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2741 from DTW to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 2741 from Detroit, MI to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 177 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.