Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,687 km, an estimated 2 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and Kansas City. Updated 23 October 2026 at 00:46 UTC.
Today, TPA → MCI
Thu 22 Oct · local times
WN4177SOUTHWEST26 min late
The TPA board at 20:46 shows departure at 22:11 instead of 21:45, gate C30 (TC).
Likely landing
about 23:40middle half 23:31 to 23:48 · sched 23:40
Later cancelled
0.2%of 24,300 past SOUTHWEST flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast TPA to MCI departure of the day
Landing estimate from 243,162 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The MCI board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPA 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.
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on TPA–MCI?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 17:50 from TPA. 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 TPA to MCI?
Great-circle distance is 1,687 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does TPA–MCI fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 26 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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