Kansas City International Airport
Kansas City, United StatesMCI / KMCI
Major airport · 74 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 10,801 ft
51 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Kansas City → Chicago
MCI
Kansas CityKansas City International Airport
Kansas CityKansas City International AirportMDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
ChicagoChicago Midway International Airport- Distance
- 404 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 20m
Same local time in Kansas City and Chicago.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Several times a day
On average around 5 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 5
- flights per day
- 7
- busiest month · Jul
- 5
- quietest month · Nov
- 1 hr 0 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 5Jan2026
- 5Feb
- 5Mar
- 5Apr
- 5May
- 6Jun
- 7Jul
- 6Aug
- 6Sep
- 6Oct2025
- 5Nov
- 5Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Southwest Airlinesall year
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Kansas City. Most departures between 05:00 and 08:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 5.7Mon
- 5.8Tue
- 5.6Wed
- 5.4Thu
- 6.1Fri
- 5.3Sat
- 4.6Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Boeing 737-700B73749%
- Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M28%
- Boeing 737-800B73821%
- Embraer Phenom 300E55P0%
- Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A0%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 5 | 139 |
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| February 2026 | 5 | 133 |
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| March 2026 | 5 | 161 |
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| April 2026 | 5 | 160 |
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| May 2026 | 5 | 151 |
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| June 2026 | 6 | 188 |
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| July 2026 | 7 | 198 |
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| August 2026 | 6 | 181 |
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| September 2026 | 6 | 189 |
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| October 2025 | 6 | 192 |
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| November 2025 | 5 | 143 |
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| December 2025 | 5 | 144 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on MCI-MDW - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Kansas City: 74.
- Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.
The airports on this route
Chicago Midway International Airport
Chicago, United StatesMDW / KMDW
Major airport · 108 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 6,522 ft
53 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
About the route from Kansas City to Chicago
The observed direct connection between Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 404 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 20m. Southwest Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Kansas City from Chicago by air?
- The great-circle distance between Kansas City International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 404 mi.
- How long is the flight from Kansas City to Chicago?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 20m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Kansas City to Chicago?
- Yes, a direct connection between MCI and MDW has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Southwest Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Kansas City to Chicago?
- On average around 5 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,979 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Kansas City and Chicago?
- Same local time in Kansas City and Chicago.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.