SEA → MCISeattle to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Seattle (SEA) to Kansas City (MCI): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The nonstop covers 2,392 km, an estimated 3 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Seattle and Kansas City. Updated 31 October 2026 at 00:22 UTC.

Today, SEA → MCI

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:42 AS418ALASKA Departed MCI 14:21In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 17:55 DL2256DELTA On scheduleGate A5 MCI 23:31scheduled
  3. 18:27 AS497ALASKA On scheduleGate N4 MCI 23:59scheduled

Checked SEA board 17:22 · MCI board 19:07

SEA Seattle smooth · +12
MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
2,392 km · ~3h 34m est.
dep bank 08:42–18:2721x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live SEA and MCI delay boards

Flight time~3h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Alaska AirlinesDelta Air Lines

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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS418 08:42 daily · AS497 18:27 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2256 17:55 daily

Airports right now

live boards
SEASeattle +12 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 6 kt Full SEA delay board →
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 5 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 39% 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 Seattle to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is SEA–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SEA is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SEA–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:42 and evening departures around 17:55 from SEA. 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 SEA to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 2,392 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 199–235 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SEA–MCI fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.