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Direct flights from Charleston (CHS) to Kansas City (MCI): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,495 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Charleston and Kansas City. Updated 31 October 2026 at 22:07 UTC.
CHS
Charleston
smooth · +14
MCI
Kansas City
smooth · +0
1,495 km · ~2h 25m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100
route health from live CHS and MCI delay boards
Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+7 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Charleston to Kansas City route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CHS to MCI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: Charleston (CHS) to Kansas City (MCI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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CHS to MCI questions
Is CHS–MCI running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CHS is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CHS to MCI?
Great-circle distance is 1,495 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 136–158 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CHS–MCI fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CHS and arrival-side delay at MCI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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