HOU → MCIHouston to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 31 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,075 km, an estimated 1 hour 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Kansas City. Updated 13 September 2026 at 02:26 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
MCI Kansas City busy · +17
1,075 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 08:05–21:207x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live HOU and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +31 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+31 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 53mestimated 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 WN978 08:05 Mo Th Fr · WN540 08:10 Sa · WN2484 08:25 Su · WN2666 14:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN3709dep +36 → arr+31
09-12WN540dep −3 → arr−19
09-11WN3709arrived+54

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
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 8 kt Full HOU delay board →
MCIKansas City +17 min busy 🌫 overcast · NW 9 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and MCI: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is HOU–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 20:35 from HOU. 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 HOU to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,075 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 19 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.