Flights Kansas City → Cleveland
MCI → CLE
Route overview
This flight route operates between Kansas City and Cleveland, utilizing the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft. The destination airport in Cleveland has been open since 1925 and currently handles over eight 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Kansas City (MCI) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Cleveland (CLE) heads east for about 1,114 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating MCI-CLE
Airports
Frequently asked questions about MCI-CLE
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The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
