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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DEN–MCI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
681
April 2026
Seats
104,716
both directions
Passengers
83,738
both directions
Load factor
80.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–MCI?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–MCI departures in April 2026 (381), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
381 departures · 61,431 seats
Share of departures55.9%77.5%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
190 departures · 30,117 seats
Share of departures27.9%84.1%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
65 departures · 4,806 seats
Share of departures9.5%84.0%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
44 departures · 8,184 seats
Share of departures6.5%81.4%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.1%57.9%
Load
What plane flies DEN–MCI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 31% of DEN–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
209 departures · 78.5% load
30.7% - Boeing 737-700
138 departures · 80.7% load
20.3% - Boeing 737-800
134 departures · 79.5% load
19.7% - Embraer E175
64 departures · 84.9% load
9.4% - Airbus A320
64 departures · 84.0% load
9.4% - Airbus A320neo
38 departures · 80.7% load
5.6% - Airbus A319
15 departures · 76.2% load
2.2% - Boeing 737-900ER
8 departures · 66.5% load
1.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
6 departures · 85.0% load
0.9% - Airbus A321neo
4 departures · 88.3% load
0.6% - Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has DEN–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–MCI departures fell from 732 in May 2025 to 681 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
732 departures · 94,236 passengers
80.6%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → MCI
78.5% full
344 departures · 41,658 passengers
MCI → DEN
81.5% full
337 departures · 42,080 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (30.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (20.3%).
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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