PHL → MCIPhiladelphia to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,667 km, an estimated 2 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Kansas City. Updated 10 September 2026 at 02:53 UTC.

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
1,667 km · ~2h 38m est.
dep bank 00:00–23:407x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PHL and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA1912 00:00 Mo We Th Su · AA5449 15:24 daily · AA1550 18:09 daily · AA1762 21:39 Mo Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09AA1480departed−11
09-09AA3150departed−9
09-09AA3203departed−7

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 10 kt Full PHL delay board →
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 5 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHL and MCI: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is PHL–MCI 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 PHL–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:00 and evening departures around 18:09 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,667 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–173 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–MCI fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 25 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.