Flights Kansas City → Washington
MCI → DCA
How long is the flight from Kansas City to Washington?
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington (DCA) takes about 2h 20m. 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 Kansas City and Washington, utilizing Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft. With a 74% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 20.8 minutes, the route sees around 476 flights annually, connecting two historically significant airports that opened in 1938 and 1956 respectively, with the destination airport handling over 25 million passengers per year.
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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1232 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington 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 Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington (DCA) heads east for about 1,524 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of MCI-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,232 tracked MCI-DCA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 4.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-DCA
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington (DCA) takes about 2h 20m. 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 Kansas City (MCI) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 1232 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Washington is 4.63% across 1232 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
