United States flag Kansas City Airport (MCI)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: MCI | ICAO: KMCI | Elevation 1026 ft · 313 m | Local time —

Destinations
74
Flights / day
188
Busiest route
Denver
Top airline
Southwest Airlines

Kansas City Airport averages 188 flights per day to 74 destinations, with 71 domestic routes and three international routes. A total of 21 airlines operate at MCI, led by Southwest Airlines. This airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents, with Mexico representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kansas City connects to San Francisco, with a typical flight time of 4 hr 20 mins. Updated: October 11, 2026

Route Network

Kansas City Airport connects 74 destinations worldwide, with Denver standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to San Francisco, and the shortest flight is to Kansas City.

United States of America flag Denver (DEN) – United States of America 3 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
531 mi · 855 km
16
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
402 mi · 647 km
15
per day
United States of America flag Atlanta (ATL) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
692 mi · 1,113 km
11
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
461 mi · 742 km
9
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (MDW) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
404 mi · 650 km
8
per day
United States of America flag Las Vegas (LAS) – United States of America 3 airlines
3 hr 40 mins
1,137 mi · 1,829 km
7
per day
United States of America flag Phoenix (PHX) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,042 mi · 1,677 km
7
per day
United States of America flag New York (LGA) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,105 mi · 1,778 km
7
per day
United States of America flag Washington (DCA) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
947 mi · 1,524 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Dallas (DAL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
461 mi · 742 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America 4 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,361 mi · 2,190 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
393 mi · 633 km
6
per day
United States of America flag Austin (AUS) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
651 mi · 1,047 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Nashville (BNA) – United States of America 2 airlines
1 hr 50 mins
491 mi · 790 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
807 mi · 1,299 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Baltimore (BWI) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
964 mi · 1,552 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Orlando (MCO) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,073 mi · 1,726 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Detroit (DTW) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
627 mi · 1,009 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Houston (IAH) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
644 mi · 1,037 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Seattle (SEA) – United States of America 2 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,486 mi · 2,392 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Salt Lake City (SLC) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
917 mi · 1,477 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Saint Louis (STL) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 15 mins
236 mi · 380 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Houston (HOU) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
668 mi · 1,075 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 55 mins
1,036 mi · 1,667 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Boston (BOS) – United States of America 3 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,253 mi · 2,017 km
3
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,089 mi · 1,753 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Tampa (TPA) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,048 mi · 1,687 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 45 mins
924 mi · 1,487 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Cincinnati (CVG) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
538 mi · 866 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Miami (MIA) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,252 mi · 2,015 km
2
per day
United States of America flag San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 20 mins
1,495 mi · 2,406 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Milwaukee (MKE) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
435 mi · 700 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Raleigh/Durham (RDU) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 40 mins
902 mi · 1,452 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Indianapolis (IND) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
450 mi · 724 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Liberal (LBL) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
373 mi · 601 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Portland (PDX) – United States of America 2 airlines
4 hr 15 mins
1,478 mi · 2,379 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Cedar Rapids (CID) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
238 mi · 383 km
1
per day
United States of America flag San Antonio (SAT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
708 mi · 1,139 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,242 mi · 2,000 km
1
per day
United States of America flag New Orleans (MSY) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
691 mi · 1,112 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Sacramento (SMF) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,439 mi · 2,315 km
6
per week
United States of America flag San Diego (SAN) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,331 mi · 2,142 km
6
per week
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,344 mi · 2,164 km
5
per week
United States of America flag Fort Myers (RSW) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 15 mins
1,156 mi · 1,860 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Panama City Beach (ECP) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
798 mi · 1,285 km
4
per week
United States of America flag Colorado Springs (COS) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
537 mi · 864 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Albuquerque (ABQ) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 50 mins
717 mi · 1,154 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Columbus (CMH) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
630 mi · 1,014 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Lincoln (LNK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
152 mi · 245 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Marion (MWA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → MWA
2
per week
United States of America flag Pensacola (PNS) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
743 mi · 1,197 km
2
per week
Mexico flag San José del Cabo (SJD) – Mexico 2 airlines
4 hr 5 mins
1,421 mi · 2,286 km
2
per week
United States of America flag St Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,046 mi · 1,683 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Stillwater (SWO) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → SWO
2
per week
United States of America flag Williamsport (IPT) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → IPT
2
per week
United States of America flag Alexandria (AEX) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
564 mi · 908 km
1
per week
Netherlands flag Amsterdam (AMS) – Netherlands 1 airline
—
MCI → AMS
1
per week
United States of America flag Branson (BKG) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → BKG
1
per week
United States of America flag Chicago-Rockford (RFD) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → RFD
1
per week
United States of America flag Cleveland (CLE) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
692 mi · 1,114 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Denver (APA) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
541 mi · 870 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Fayetteville (FYV) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → FYV
1
per week
United States of America flag Flint (FNT) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → FNT
1
per week
United States of America flag Greeley (GXY) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → GXY
1
per week
United States of America flag Gulfport (GPT) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
692 mi · 1,114 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Kalamazoo (AZO) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → AZO
1
per week
United States of America flag Kansas City (MKC) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
14 mi · 22 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Memphis (MEM) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
393 mi · 632 km
1
per week
United States of America flag New York (JFK) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,110 mi · 1,786 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Omaha (OMA) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
152 mi · 244 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Punta Gorda (PGD) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,126 mi · 1,812 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Springfield (SGF) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
159 mi · 256 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Teterboro (TEB) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 5 mins
1,095 mi · 1,762 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Wichita (BEC) – United States of America 1 airline
—
MCI → BEC
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 11, 2026.

Kansas City Airport is served by 21 airlines, with Southwest Airlines in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 54% of routes. 10 carriers operate only one route each. A total of three airlines operate international routes, compared with 20 airlines serving domestic routes. United Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to San Francisco with a flight time of 4 hrs 20 mins.

Southwest Airlines (33 routes)
Delta Air Lines (12 routes)
United Airlines (10 routes)
Sun Country Airlines (8 routes)
American Airlines (7 routes)
Alaska Airlines (7 routes)
NetJets Aviation (4 routes)
AirShare LLC (3 routes)
Allegiant Air (3 routes)
Frontier Airlines (2 routes)
JRE (2 routes)
TTT (1 routes)
KII (1 routes)
PJC (1 routes)
OST (1 routes)
Libyan Airlines (1 routes)
Air Wisconsin (1 routes)
Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
Sky Quest (1 routes)
Flexjet (1 routes)
TYSON (1 routes)

Kansas City Airport provides direct service to three countries across two continents. The route network is 96% domestic and 4% international. Mexico is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 187/day
Mexico - 1/day
Netherlands - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
11 min late
0 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
2 min early
4 min (-183.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 12

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
3 hr 20 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
1 hr 36 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
28 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 11

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
11 min late
min (+2.9%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
3 min (-231.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 11

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
12 min late
1 min (-4.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
3 min (+75%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 11

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 6

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 5

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 4

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Oct 3

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 1

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 30

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 29

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 28

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 27

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 26

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 25

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 24

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 23

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 22

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 21

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 20

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 19

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 18

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 17

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 16

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 15

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 14

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 13

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 12

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#162 (188 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#260 (74 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
10,827 ft 3,300 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
10,827 ft 3,300 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
9,521 ft 2,902 m 151 ft 46 m Concrete
9,521 ft 2,902 m 151 ft 46 m Concrete
9,485 ft 2,891 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
9,485 ft 2,891 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Kansas City Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 10,827 ft (3,300 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Kansas City (IATA: MCI) operates around 188 flights per day to 74 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 71 domestic and 3 international routes, with Southwest Airlines as the leading carrier and Denver currently the busiest connection. From MCI, passengers can reach 3 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,300 m (10,827 ft).

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