RDU → MCIRaleigh/Durham to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Kansas City (MCI): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 15 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,452 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Kansas City. Updated 31 October 2026 at 06:03 UTC.

Today, RDU → MCI

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. · DL5230DELTA On schedule MCI 10:50scheduled

Checked RDU board 01:03 · MCI board 01:03

RDU Raleigh/Durham busy · +20
MCI Kansas City smooth · +3
1,452 km · ~2h 22m est.
dep bank 09:05–16:358x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 8x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live RDU and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +15 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+15 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesSouthwest 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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL5230 09:05 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3590 16:35 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30DL5230departed+5
10-29DL5230departed+51
10-28DL5230departed+83
10-27DL5230departed+13
10-26DL5230departed+4
10-26WN1444arrived−13
10-25DL5230departed+5
10-25WN3590dep +38 → arr+15
10-24DL5230departed+1

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
RDURaleigh/Durham +20 min busy 🌤 few clouds · NE 10 kt Full RDU delay board →
MCIKansas City +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 4 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MCI: a 40% 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 Raleigh/Durham to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is RDU–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:05 from RDU. 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 RDU to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,452 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 132–154 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–MCI fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 8 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.