Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 40% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 37 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,524 km, an estimated 2 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Kansas City. Updated 26 October 2026 at 15:07 UTC.
Left DCA at 08:09, 39 min after its 07:30 slot.
Landing estimate from 152,192 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The MCI board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track AA5268 →Checked DCA board 10:18 · MCI board 10:07
of the last 5 operated DCA → MCI flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +37 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at DCA and MCI: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Washington (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 19:00 from DCA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 1,524 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 138–161 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 41 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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