MCI → CVGKansas City to Cincinnati / Covington

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 87% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 866 km, an estimated 1 hour 37 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Cincinnati / Covington. Updated 30 October 2026 at 18:07 UTC.

Today, MCI → CVG

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 05:06 SY3013Sun Country Airlines Left 05:13 +7 Landed 07:24 +6

Checked MCI board 13:07 · CVG board 10:03

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +0
866 km · ~1h 37m est.
dep bank 05:06–17:1414x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
87% on time

of the last 15 tracked MCI → CVG flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~1h 37mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Sun Country 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
Sun Country AirlinesSY87% on time

Flights SY3013 05:06 daily · SY3034 17:14 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30SY3013dep +7 → arr+6
10-29SY3013dep +9 → arr+10
10-29SY3034dep +6 → arr+9
10-28SY3013dep +5 → arr+4
10-28SY3034dep +11 → arr+15
10-27SY3013dep +13 → arr+11
10-27SY3034dep +33 → arr+35
10-26SY3013dep −10 → arr−11
10-26SY3034dep −1 → arr+2
10-25SY3013dep −6 → arr−8
10-25SY3034dep +5 → arr+5
10-24SY3013dep +8 → arr+8
10-24SY3034dep −3 → arr−5
10-23SY3013dep +9 → arr+10
10-23SY3034dep +28 → arr+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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 5 kt Full MCI delay board →
CVGCincinnati / Covington +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 7 kt Full CVG delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI and CVG: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Cincinnati / Covington route actually runs

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

Is MCI–CVG 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–CVG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:06 and evening departures around 17:14 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to CVG?

Great-circle distance is 866 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 91–104 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–CVG fly?

Sun Country Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.