Flights Philadelphia → Kansas City
PHL → MCI
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 2h 30m. 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 connects Philadelphia to Kansas City, with an overall on-time performance rate of 85%. The average delay is approximately 6.9 minutes, and the flights are operated using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models. The destination airport in Kansas City 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 529 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.9/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI) heads west for about 1,667 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of PHL-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 529 tracked PHL-MCI flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.4% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-MCI
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 2h 30m. 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 Philadelphia (PHL) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 529 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Kansas City is 3.40% across 529 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
