Denver (DEN) to Kansas City (MCI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
91° E
Denver (DEN) to Kansas City (MCI) is 532 miles (855 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–MCI
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–MCI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
760
May 2026
Seats
121,401
both directions
Passengers
97,552
both directions
Load factor
80.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–MCI?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–MCI departures in May 2026 (385), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
385 departures · 62,587 seats
Share of departures50.7%79.1%
Load
- UA
281 departures · 44,880 seats
Share of departures37.0%80.7%
Load
- F9
62 departures · 11,586 seats
Share of departures8.2%84.5%
Load
- OO
32 departures · 2,348 seats
Share of departures4.2%86.6%
Load
What plane flies DEN–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 31% of DEN–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
239 departures · 79.6% load
31.4% - Boeing 737-800
208 departures · 81.2% load
27.4% - Boeing 737-700
126 departures · 81.7% load
16.6% - Airbus A320neo
59 departures · 85.6% load
7.8% - Airbus A319
43 departures · 77.7% load
5.7% - Embraer E175
32 departures · 86.6% load
4.2% - Airbus A320
26 departures · 81.2% load
3.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
19 departures · 69.9% load
2.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
7 departures · 55.5% load
0.9% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 22.1% load
0.1%
How has DEN–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–MCI departures fell from 761 in June 2025 to 760 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
761 departures · 99,628 passengers
84.3%
Load
July 2025
771 departures · 102,483 passengers
83.3%
Load
August 2025
744 departures · 96,106 passengers
81.3%
Load
September 2025
723 departures · 95,238 passengers
82.7%
Load
October 2025
786 departures · 103,212 passengers
81.9%
Load
November 2025
703 departures · 82,040 passengers
75.9%
Load
December 2025
668 departures · 78,773 passengers
77.7%
Load
January 2026
604 departures · 67,688 passengers
73.7%
Load
February 2026
587 departures · 73,396 passengers
80.2%
Load
March 2026
680 departures · 87,849 passengers
79.8%
Load
April 2026
681 departures · 83,738 passengers
80.0%
Load
May 2026
760 departures · 97,552 passengers
80.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → MCI
77.6% full
381 departures · 47,654 passengers
MCI → DEN
83.2% full
379 departures · 49,898 passengers
Nonstop DEN–MCI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Kansas City (MCI)?
DEN to MCI is 532 miles (855 km / 462 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to MCI?
A nonstop covers the 532-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (31.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (27.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–MCI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 532-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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