MCI → IAHKansas City to Houston

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 11 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 Kansas City and Houston. Updated 13 September 2026 at 17:02 UTC.

MCI Kansas City smooth · +5
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,037 km · ~1h 50m est.
dep bank 00:00–15:077x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live MCI and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 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
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 UA1651 00:00 daily · UA740 06:20 daily · UA594 08:30 daily · UA6124 15:07 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13UA594dep −6 → arr−15
09-13UA740dep −2 → arr−6
09-12UA6124departed−11

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 5 kt Full MCI delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 6 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 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 Houston route actually runs

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

Is MCI–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:00 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to IAH?

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 MCI–IAH fly?

United 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.