MCI → CLTKansas City to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Charlotte (CLT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,299 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Charlotte. Updated 29 October 2026 at 06:41 UTC.

Today, MCI → CLT

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · AA1297AMERICAN On schedule CLT 09:55scheduled
  2. · AA1616AMERICAN On schedule CLT 17:17scheduled
  3. · AA1619AMERICAN On schedule CLT 13:33scheduled
  4. · AA1629 On schedule CLT 21:55scheduled

Checked MCI board 01:07 · CLT board 02:41

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
1,299 km · ~2h 10m est.
dep bank 06:27–18:327x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked MCI → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA86% on time

Flights AA1297 06:27 daily · AA1619 10:14 daily · AA1616 13:55 daily · AA1629 18:32 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AA1297dep +123 → arr+99
10-28AA1616dep −15 → arr−30
10-28AA1619dep −12 → arr−20
10-27AA1297dep −11 → arr−25
10-27AA1616dep −14 → arr−26
10-27AA1619arrived−29
10-27AA1629arrived−19

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 · SSW 12 kt Full MCI delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 4 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 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 Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is MCI–CLT 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–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:27 and evening departures around 18:32 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 1,299 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.