IAH → MCIHouston to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,037 km, an estimated 1 hour 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Kansas City. Updated 9 October 2026 at 07:07 UTC.

IAH Houston disrupted · +128
MCI Kansas City busy · +18
1,037 km · ~1h 50m est.
dep bank 08:00–20:197x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
38 / 100

route health from live IAH and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 50mestimated 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
United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2009 08:00 daily · UA5277 12:12 daily · UA6125 14:55 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA1589 20:19 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08UA1589departed+73
10-08UA2009departed−8
10-08UA6125departed−10

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
IAHHouston +128 min disrupted 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →
MCIKansas City +18 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SSE 7 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at 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 IAH 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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IAH to MCI questions

Is IAH–MCI running on time right now?

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

Morning or evening flight on IAH–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 20:19 from IAH. 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 IAH to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,037 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 103–119 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–MCI fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 26 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.