The flight time from Las Vegas to Kansas City is 2 hours, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 1 minute late.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 17 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCI Kansas City, MO 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
100%
Delta
100%
Spirit
86%
Southwest
80%
United
67%
Allegiant
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Kansas City is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Kansas City is 1139 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Kansas City to Las Vegas
2 hours, 54 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Allegiant
2h 32m
Southwest
2h 37m
American
2h 40m
Delta
2h 41m
Spirit
2h 41m
United
2h 42m
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

40

Distance

1139 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
31
Spirit
8
Allegiant
0
American
0
Delta
0
United
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Kansas City by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Kansas City by plane is 1139 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Kansas City?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Kansas City is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Allegiant being the fastest taking 2 hours, 32 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Kansas City?

Allegiant, American, Southwest, United, Delta, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Las Vegas to Kansas City.

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Kansas City?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Kansas City (MCI). On average, they have 31 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 Las Vegas 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 137 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Kansas City 1 minute 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 Las Vegas to Kansas City, Delta is 100% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 100% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 100% 0% 0%
American 100% 0% 0%
Spirit 86% 12% 2%
Southwest 80% 19% 1%
United 67% 33% 0%
Allegiant 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas and Kansas City, 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)
Allegiant 11 132 9 152
Southwest 14 137 4 157
American 16 138 5 160
Delta 15 141 5 161
Spirit 14 137 7 161
United 20 138 4 162

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
5pm 0.28
9am 0.49
4pm 0.22
8am 0.4
6pm 0.41
8pm 0.31
9pm 0.07
11pm 0
1pm 0.26
2pm 0.17
1am 0.68
3pm 0.18
7pm 0.3
10am 0.3
6am 0.37
12pm 0.09
0am 0.12
5am 0.49
7am 0.07
11am 0.45

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Kansas City 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 157
February 159
March 172
April 169
May 170
June 165
July 179
August 180
September 180
October 204
November 188
December 176

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas to Kansas City 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 6.37
Tuesday 5.69
Wednesday 5.77
Thursday 5.98
Friday 6.17
Saturday 4.54
Sunday 5.85

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
Southwest 1
Spirit 0
Allegiant 0
American 0
Delta 0
United 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)
5pm 15 137 4 157
9am 16 137 4 159
4pm 16 138 4 159
8am 14 139 4 158
6pm 14 137 5 156
8pm 13 137 4 156
9pm 12 140 4 155
11pm 12 141 3 156
1pm 17 136 4 158
2pm 16 138 4 159
1am 13 136 7 157
3pm 15 140 4 159
7pm 14 137 4 156
10am 17 138 6 162
6am 13 137 4 157
12pm 15 138 5 160
0am 14 137 11 163
5am 12 139 4 156
7am 11 137 4 155
11am 17 138 4 162
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.