Flights Kansas City → Atlanta
MCI → ATL
How long is the flight from Kansas City to Atlanta?
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 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 Kansas City to Atlanta has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 7.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 742 flights on this route using various aircraft models including McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90, Boeing 757, 717, and 737-300.
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 Kansas City (MCI) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1946 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-east for about 1,114 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of MCI-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,946 tracked MCI-ATL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.7% 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 MCI-ATL
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 1h 34m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1946 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Atlanta is 1.70% across 1946 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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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.
