DFW → MCIDallas-Fort Worth to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 742 km, an estimated 1 hour 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Kansas City. Updated 17 October 2026 at 01:07 UTC.

Today, DFW → MCI

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 16:59 AA4165AMERICAN Left 17:00 MCI 18:39In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 18:00 AA2267AMERICAN Left 17:57 MCI 19:53In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 20:15 AA1029AMERICAN On scheduleGate B11 · TB MCI 21:57scheduled
  4. 21:41 AA1036AMERICAN On scheduleGate D34 · TD MCI 23:23scheduled
  5. · AA3030AMERICAN On schedule MCI 16:35scheduled

Checked DFW board 20:05 · MCI board 19:07

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +7
MCI Kansas City smooth · +12
742 km · ~1h 27m est.
dep bank 07:16–21:417x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live DFW and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

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 days

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16AA2267departed−3
10-16AA4165departed+1

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +7 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 16 kt Full DFW delay board →
MCIKansas City +12 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNW 4 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW 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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DFW to MCI questions

Is DFW–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:16 and evening departures around 18:00 from DFW. 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.

How long is the flight from DFW to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 742 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 82–94 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–MCI fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 56 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.