CMH → MCIColumbus to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Columbus (CMH) to Kansas City (MCI): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 23 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,014 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Columbus and Kansas City. Updated 14 September 2026 at 06:52 UTC.

CMH Columbus heavy · +39
MCI Kansas City heavy · +54
1,014 km · ~1h 48m est.
departs 13:253x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
38 / 100

route health from live CMH and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −23 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−23 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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 WN1180 13:25 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13WN3600arrived−25
09-11WN1180arrived−23

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
CMHColumbus +39 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · N 10 kt Full CMH delay board →
MCIKansas City +54 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 11 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Columbus to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CMH 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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CMH to MCI questions

Is CMH–MCI running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 38/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CMH to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,014 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 102–117 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMH–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CMH and arrival-side delay at MCI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.