MCI → HOUKansas City to Houston

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 38 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,075 km, an estimated 1 hour 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Houston. Updated 18 October 2026 at 07:52 UTC.

Today, MCI → HOU

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · WN371 On schedule HOU 21:45scheduled
  2. · WN4534 On schedule HOU 13:40scheduled
  3. · WN4798SOUTHWEST On schedule HOU 09:30scheduled

Checked MCI board 02:27 · HOU board 02:52

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
HOU Houston heavy · +31
1,075 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:20–19:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
79 / 100

route health from live MCI and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +38 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+38 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 53mestimated 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
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Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4798 varies daily · WN4534 11:45 Tu We Su · WN1661 11:50 Sa · WN2913 11:55 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17WN1661dep +11 → arr+6
10-17WN4798dep +23 → arr+38

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 🌤 clear · S 8 kt Full MCI delay board →
HOUHouston +31 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNW 5 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 44% 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 Kansas City to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI to HOU 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 — Kansas City (MCI) to Houston (HOU) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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MCI to HOU questions

Is MCI–HOU running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:45 and evening departures around 19:45 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,075 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 22 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.