Flights Washington → Kansas City
IAD → MCI
How long is the flight from Washington to Kansas City?
The flight from Washington (IAD) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Washington to Kansas City, utilizing Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a total of 177 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 86%, the route demonstrates relatively high punctuality, although flights experience an average delay of 8.1 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1956, serves over 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 Washington (IAD) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 406 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Kansas City (MCI) heads west for about 1,487 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of IAD-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 406 tracked IAD-MCI flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-MCI
The flight from Washington (IAD) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Washington (IAD) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 406 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Kansas City is 0.49% across 406 monitored flights.
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.
