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 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 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 26 October 2026 at 19:07 UTC.

Today, PHL → MCI

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 12:57 AA2971AMERICAN Left 12:50 MCI 11:16In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 17:05 AA1268AMERICAN Left 16:55 MCI 15:15In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 22:45 AA1762AMERICAN On scheduleGate C21 · TC MCI 20:55scheduled

Checked PHL board 14:56 · MCI board 14:07

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
1,667 km · ~2h 38m est.
dep bank 12:57–22:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PHL and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 38mestimated 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
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Sat
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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 AA2971 12:57 daily · AA1268 17:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA5391 18:19 Sa · AA1762 22:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26AA1268departed−10
10-26AA2971departed−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 · W 12 kt Full PHL delay board →
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 5 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHL and MCI: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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 evening departures around 17:05 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 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.