Flights Dallas → Kansas City
DAL → MCI
How long is the flight from Dallas to Kansas City?
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 1h 21m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas to Kansas City operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with an average delay of 11.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 521 total flights on this route, serving the destination airport which opened in 1956 and currently handles nearly 9.8 million passengers annually.
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 Dallas (DAL) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1274 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (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 Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north for about 743 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DAL-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,274 tracked DAL-MCI flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
Airlines operating DAL-MCI
Frequently asked questions about DAL-MCI
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 1h 21m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1274 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Kansas City is 1.96% across 1274 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
