MCI → ABQKansas City to Albuquerque

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 12 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,154 km, an estimated 1 hour 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Albuquerque. Updated 28 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC.

Today, MCI → ABQ

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. · WN866Southwest On schedule ABQ est. 15:55 +45sched 15:10

Checked MCI board 14:07 · ABQ board 13:08

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
1,154 km · ~1h 59m est.
dep bank 10:50–14:006x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MCI and ABQ delay boards

Median arrival delay is +12 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+12 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 WN2605 10:50 Mo Th Fr Su · WN866 14:00 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-27WN866dep +71 → arr+64
10-26WN2605dep +19 → arr+12
10-25WN2605dep −5 → arr−12

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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 16 kt Full MCI delay board →
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ABQ delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI and ABQ: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Albuquerque route actually runs

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

Is MCI–ABQ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–ABQ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:50 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to ABQ?

Great-circle distance is 1,154 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 111–129 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–ABQ fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.