Dallas (DAL) to Kansas City (MCI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 43m
Bearing
14° N
Dallas (DAL) to Kansas City (MCI) is 462 miles (743 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–MCI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–MCI; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
356
April 2026
Seats
56,676
both directions
Passengers
36,895
both directions
Load factor
65.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAL–MCI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–MCI in April 2026 (356 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
356 departures · 56,676 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.1%
Load
What plane flies DAL–MCI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 42% of DAL–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
148 departures · 71.3% load
41.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
127 departures · 60.5% load
35.7% - Boeing 737-800
81 departures · 63.4% load
22.8%
How has DAL–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–MCI departures rose from 352 in May 2025 to 356 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
352 departures · 37,530 passengers
67.2%
Load
June 2025
331 departures · 36,366 passengers
66.9%
Load
July 2025
328 departures · 33,561 passengers
62.3%
Load
August 2025
317 departures · 34,109 passengers
67.7%
Load
September 2025
308 departures · 34,645 passengers
71.5%
Load
October 2025
359 departures · 40,880 passengers
72.0%
Load
November 2025
338 departures · 35,076 passengers
62.4%
Load
December 2025
358 departures · 37,136 passengers
63.3%
Load
January 2026
300 departures · 27,492 passengers
57.2%
Load
February 2026
312 departures · 31,948 passengers
63.9%
Load
March 2026
368 departures · 39,379 passengers
66.3%
Load
April 2026
356 departures · 36,895 passengers
65.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAL → MCI
68.5% full
178 departures · 18,990 passengers
MCI → DAL
61.9% full
178 departures · 17,905 passengers
Nonstop DAL–MCI traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Kansas City (MCI)?
DAL to MCI is 462 miles (743 km / 401 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to MCI?
A nonstop covers the 462-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–MCI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (41.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (35.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–MCI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 462-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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