The flight time from Kansas City to New York is 2 hours, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCI Kansas City, MO 4 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 19 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
87%
Delta
84%
Southwest
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Kansas City to New York is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes.

The flight distance from Kansas City to New York is 1107 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Kansas City
3 hours, 10 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 38m
Delta
2h 43m
American
2h 44m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

1107 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
24
Southwest
11
American
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Kansas City from New York by plane?

The distance from Kansas City to New York by plane is 1107 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Kansas City to New York?

The flight time from Kansas City to New York is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 44 minutes.

What airlines fly from Kansas City to New York?

Southwest, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Kansas City to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Kansas City to New York?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Kansas City (MCI) to New York (LGA). On average, they have 11 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Kansas City 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 139 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives New York 9 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Kansas City to New York, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 87% 11% 2%
Delta 84% 12% 4%
Southwest 80% 18% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Kansas City and New York, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 139 6 158
Delta 15 138 8 163
American 14 140 7 164

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6am 0.84
9am 0.23
5am 0.01
4pm 0.68
3pm 0.53
2pm 0.63
5pm 0.42
7am 0.42
11am 0.8
6pm 0.35
12pm 0.05
7pm 0
10am 0.73
8am 0.28
1pm 0.14

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Kansas City to New York that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 206
February 198
March 221
April 204
May 202
June 182
July 185
August 196
September 188
October 195
November 167
December 155

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Kansas City to New York that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 7.02
Tuesday 7.12
Wednesday 7.17
Thursday 7.12
Friday 7.08
Saturday 3.37
Sunday 5.35

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
Southwest 0
American 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6am 16 139 7 165
9am 11 143 6 162
5am 12 140 14 166
4pm 11 136 7 157
3pm 12 142 7 163
2pm 14 139 8 163
5pm 14 138 9 164
7am 15 139 7 164
11am 14 139 8 162
6pm 14 136 8 160
12pm 12 137 6 160
7pm 15 145 5 165
10am 12 136 6 156
8am 15 139 7 162
1pm 12 138 8 159
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.