Flights Atlanta → Kansas City
ATL → MCI
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Kansas City?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 1h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Kansas City operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 742 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 8.2 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport in Kansas City, which opened in 1956 and handles nearly ten million passengers annually, is served by a fleet of aircraft including McDonnell Douglas MD-88, MD-90, Boeing 757, Boeing 717, and Boeing 737-300 models.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1923 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north-west for about 1,114 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of ATL-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,923 tracked ATL-MCI flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-MCI
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 1h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1923 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Kansas City is 1.61% across 1923 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Kansas City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
