BWI → MCIBaltimore to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,552 km, an estimated 2 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Baltimore and Kansas City. Updated 23 September 2026 at 17:52 UTC.

BWI Baltimore busy · +27
MCI Kansas City smooth · +1
1,552 km · ~2h 29m est.
dep bank 08:40–20:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live BWI and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN849 08:40 Su · WN975 09:50 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN117 10:10 Tu We · WN3388 13:40 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-23WN117departed+13
09-22WN117dep +68 → arr+56
09-22WN4901dep +22 → arr+5
09-22WN909dep +12 → arr−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BWIBaltimore +27 min busy 🌤 overcast · NE 14 kt Full BWI delay board →
MCIKansas City +1 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 4 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Baltimore to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BWI to MCI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BWI to MCI questions

Is BWI–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BWI is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BWI–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 17:50 from BWI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BWI to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,552 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–163 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BWI–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 22 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.