The flight time from Los Angeles to Kansas City is 3 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 44 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCI Kansas City, MO 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
84%
Delta
84%
Spirit
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Kansas City is 3 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 44 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Kansas City is 1363 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Kansas City to Los Angeles
3 hours, 25 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 2m
Delta
3h 3m
Spirit
3h 5m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

1363 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
14
Delta
8
Spirit
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Kansas City by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Kansas City by plane is 1363 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Kansas City is 3 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 44 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 2 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 5 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Kansas City?

Spirit, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Kansas City.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Kansas City?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI). On average, they have 14 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 Los Angeles 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 164 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Kansas City 4 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 Los Angeles to Kansas City, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 16% 0%
Spirit 84% 15% 1%
Delta 84% 14% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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)
Southwest 12 165 4 182
Delta 14 162 5 183
Spirit 13 164 7 185

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
5am 0.21
2pm 0.71
7pm 0.18
6am 0.22
9am 0.38
7am 0.05
6pm 0.95
1pm 0.44
8am 0.08
8pm 0.07
12pm 0.14
11am 0.07
10am 0.22
4pm 0.01
3pm 0.21
5pm 0.2

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 94
February 84
March 93
April 118
May 139
June 137
July 141
August 149
September 151
October 140
November 132
December 143

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 4.44
Tuesday 4.23
Wednesday 4.27
Thursday 4.42
Friday 4.46
Saturday 3.62
Sunday 3.81

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 0
Delta 0
Spirit 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)
5am 17 168 5 191
2pm 12 164 7 183
7pm 12 164 4 181
6am 12 166 4 184
9am 15 164 5 186
7am 10 164 4 179
6pm 13 164 5 183
1pm 13 166 6 185
8am 15 165 4 184
8pm 10 165 4 179
12pm 10 159 4 175
11am 17 166 4 189
10am 13 158 4 178
4pm 10 165 5 183
3pm 11 164 4 179
5pm 12 157 6 176
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.