RDU → MCIRaleigh/Durham to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 10 September 2026 at 10:03 UTC.

RDU Raleigh/Durham busy · +22
MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
1,452 km · ~2h 22m est.
departs 08:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live RDU and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
Delta Air Lines

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 08:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09DL5230departed+18
09-08DL5230departed+6
09-07DL5230departed+2
09-06DL5230departed+6

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 +22 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 6 kt Full RDU delay board →
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SE 3 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

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?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at RDU and arrival-side delay at MCI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.