MCI → HOUKansas City to Houston

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Houston (HOU): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 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 Kansas City and Houston. Updated 30 October 2026 at 15:07 UTC.

Today, MCI → HOU

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:20 WN4798SOUTHWEST Left 07:25 +5 Landed 09:21 +6

Checked MCI board 10:07 · HOU board 09:53

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
HOU Houston smooth · +1
1,075 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:20–19:4521x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 tracked MCI → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~1h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN4798 varies daily · WN4534 11:45 Tu We Su · WN1661 11:50 Sa · WN2913 11:55 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN4798dep +5 → arr+6
10-29WN2913dep +5 → arr−5
10-29WN4645dep +1 → arr+8
10-29WN4798dep +0 → arr+2
10-28WN4534dep −5 → arr−4
10-28WN4645dep −1 → arr−4
10-28WN4798dep −7 → arr−13
10-27WN4534arrived+0
10-27WN4645arrived−13

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 8 kt Full MCI delay board →
HOUHouston +1 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 11 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI and HOU: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 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 Houston route actually runs

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

Is MCI–HOU 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–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:45 and evening departures around 19:45 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to HOU?

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 MCI–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.