MCI → CLTKansas City to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Charlotte (CLT): 39 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,299 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Charlotte. Updated 6 November 2026 at 02:35 UTC.

Today, MCI → CLT

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 00:00 AA1065AMERICAN On schedule ·
  2. 06:34 AA1354AMERICAN Left 07:01 +27 Landed 10:35 +36
  3. 10:26 AA1619AMERICAN Left 10:21 Landed 13:28 −16
  4. 14:07 AA2851AMERICAN Left 14:11 Landed 17:17 −9
  5. 18:36 AA1881AMERICAN Left 18:28 Landed 21:34 −21

Checked MCI board 20:07 · CLT board 21:35

MCI Kansas City busy · +21
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
1,299 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 06:27–18:3639x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 39x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 18 tracked MCI → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures39x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
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
American AirlinesAA78% on time

Flights AA1297 06:27 daily · AA1354 07:44 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA1619 varies daily · AA1616 13:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1354dep +27 → arr+36
11-05AA1619dep −5 → arr−16
11-05AA1881dep −8 → arr−21
11-05AA2851dep +4 → arr−9
11-04AA1354dep −10 → arr−22
11-04AA1619dep −8 → arr+2
11-04AA2851dep +65 → arr+71
11-03AA1354arrived−6
11-03AA1619dep +135 → arr+119
11-03AA2851dep −9 → arr−22
11-02AA1354dep −9 → arr−18
11-02AA1619dep +1 → arr−9
11-02AA2851dep +146 → arr+143
11-01AA1354dep −5 → arr−22
11-01AA1619dep −12 → arr−20
11-01AA1881dep +11 → arr−2
11-01AA2851dep −8 → arr−9
10-31AA1297arrived−20

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
MCIKansas City +21 min busy ⛅ overcast · N 10 kt Full MCI delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 4 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is MCI–CLT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:27 and evening departures around 18:32 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 1,299 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 39 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.