MCI → DFWKansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 56 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 82% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 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 Kansas City and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 31 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC.

Today, MCI → DFW

Sat 31 Oct · local times
AA2742AMERICANIn the air, 76 min late

Left MCI at 15:36, 76 min after its 14:20 slot.

Landing
17:35DFW board estimate · sched 16:07
Track AA2742 →
  1. 05:25 AA1098AMERICAN Left 05:17 Landed 07:04 −12
  2. 06:57 AA1261AMERICAN Left 09:26 +149 Landed 11:12 +142
  3. 08:01 AA1376AMERICAN Left 07:56 Landed 09:36 −17
  4. 09:48 AA2430AMERICAN Left 09:41 DFW est. 11:25In the air · sched 11:37
  5. 14:20 AA2742AMERICAN Left 15:36 +76 DFW est. 17:35 +88In the air · sched 16:07

Checked MCI board 16:07 · DFW board 15:39

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
742 km · ~1h 27m est.
dep bank 05:25–19:1256x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 56x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 11 tracked MCI → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~1h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures56x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA82% on time

Flights AA1098 05:25 daily · AA1261 06:53 daily · AA1376 08:01 daily · AA2430 09:48 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA1098dep −8 → arr−12
10-31AA1261dep +149 → arr+142
10-31AA1376dep −5 → arr−17
10-31AA2430departed−7
10-31AA2742departed+76
10-30AA1098dep −2 → arr−26
10-30AA1261dep −11 → arr−27
10-30AA1376dep −9 → arr−5
10-30AA2430dep −8 → arr−13
10-30AA2742dep +3 → arr−8
10-30AA2913dep +0 → arr−5
10-30AA3030dep +119 → arr+111
10-30AA4165dep −6 → arr−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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 10 kt Full MCI delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 5 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 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 Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is MCI–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:25 and evening departures around 17:20 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to DFW?

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 MCI–DFW 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.