MCI → MCOKansas City to Orlando

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Orlando (MCO): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,726 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Orlando. Updated 3 November 2026 at 17:09 UTC.

Today, MCI → MCO

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 05:20 WN4095Southwest Airlines Departed Landed 09:10 +10
  2. · WN2686Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 15:11 +31sched 14:40
  3. · WN4646Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 19:50sched 20:00

Checked MCI board 11:04 · MCO board 12:09

MCI Kansas City busy · +23
MCO Orlando smooth · +0
1,726 km · ~2h 43m est.
dep bank 05:15–20:5534x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 16 tracked MCI → MCO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

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 AirlinesWN88% on time

Flights WN2638 varies daily · WN4095 05:15 Mo Tu Su · WN353 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2686 10:35 Mo Tu Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN4095arrived+10
11-02WN2686dep +64 → arr+52
11-02WN2689dep +43 → arr+35
11-02WN4095dep +4 → arr−18
11-02WN4630dep +8 → arr−3
11-01WN2686dep +3 → arr−9
11-01WN2689dep +28 → arr+15
11-01WN4095dep +3 → arr−11
11-01WN4630dep +0 → arr−9
10-31WN1730dep −6 → arr−18
10-31WN1731dep −4 → arr−10
10-31WN1732dep +4 → arr−6
10-31WN1733dep −1 → arr−10
10-30WN2638dep −2 → arr−16
10-30WN2640dep +28 → arr+14
10-30WN2641departed−3
10-30WN353dep +8 → arr−9
10-29WN2638departed+2

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 +23 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · SSW 12 kt Full MCI delay board →
MCOOrlando +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 10 kt Full MCO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 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 Orlando route actually runs

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

Is MCI–MCO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MCI–MCO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:15 and evening departures around 17:05 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MCI to MCO?

Great-circle distance is 1,726 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–178 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–MCO fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.