TPA → MCITampa to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,687 km, an estimated 2 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and Kansas City. Updated 12 September 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

TPA Tampa smooth · +0
MCI Kansas City smooth · +4
1,687 km · ~2h 40m est.
dep bank 08:25–13:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
96 / 100

route health from live TPA and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 40mestimated 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
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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN3215 08:25 Sa · WN3941 09:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN856 12:20 Su · WN1315 13:30 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN3215arrived−9
09-11WN1315arrived+2
09-11WN3941dep +16 → arr+14

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
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 5 kt Full TPA delay board →
MCIKansas City +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 6 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TPA and MCI: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to Kansas City route actually runs

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

Is TPA–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 from TPA. 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 TPA to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,687 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.