Flights Houston → Kansas City
HOU → MCI
How long is the flight from Houston to Kansas City?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 1h 46m. 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
This flight route operates between Houston and Kansas City, using Boeing 737-300 aircraft. With a total of 259 flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 9.3 minutes per flight. The destination airport in Kansas City, which opened in 1956, handles nearly nine 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 Houston (HOU) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 647 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north for about 1,075 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 46m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of HOU-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 647 tracked HOU-MCI flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about HOU-MCI
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 1h 46m. 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 Houston (HOU) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 647 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Kansas City is 0.31% across 647 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.
