Flights Phoenix → Kansas City
PHX → MCI
How long is the flight from Phoenix to Kansas City?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 2h 31m. 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
The flight route from Phoenix to Kansas City has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 687 flights operated using various aircraft models including Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 series planes, serving the busy Kansas City International Airport which 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1542 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north-east for about 1,677 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of PHX-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,542 tracked PHX-MCI flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.9% 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 PHX-MCI
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Kansas City (MCI) takes about 2h 31m. 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 Phoenix (PHX) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1542 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Kansas City is 0.91% across 1542 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.
