Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 52m
Bearing
82° E
Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 1,036 miles (1,667 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–PHL
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MCI–PHL; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 89% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
179
June 2026
Seats
23,952
both directions
Passengers
19,920
both directions
Load factor
83.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–PHL?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MCI–PHL in June 2026 (179 departures).
- AA
179 departures · 23,952 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.2%
Load
What plane flies MCI–PHL?
In June 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 89% of MCI–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
159 departures · 83.3% load
88.8% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 86.7% load
6.7% - Airbus A321
6 departures · 75.0% load
3.4% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 82.1% load
1.1%
How has MCI–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–PHL departures rose from 173 in July 2025 to 179 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
173 departures · 14,789 passengers
89.3%
Load
August 2025
171 departures · 17,788 passengers
82.3%
Load
September 2025
158 departures · 17,829 passengers
84.1%
Load
October 2025
167 departures · 17,457 passengers
81.0%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 10,022 passengers
81.8%
Load
December 2025
109 departures · 8,174 passengers
81.6%
Load
January 2026
111 departures · 6,573 passengers
79.8%
Load
February 2026
101 departures · 5,864 passengers
74.7%
Load
March 2026
117 departures · 7,343 passengers
81.9%
Load
April 2026
169 departures · 12,055 passengers
67.5%
Load
May 2026
184 departures · 17,510 passengers
80.0%
Load
June 2026
179 departures · 19,920 passengers
83.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MCI → PHL
80.7% full
90 departures · 9,716 passengers
PHL → MCI
85.7% full
89 departures · 10,204 passengers
Nonstop MCI–PHL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Kansas City (MCI) from Philadelphia (PHL)?
MCI to PHL is 1,036 miles (1,667 km / 900 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 1,036-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–PHL?
In June 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (88.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,036-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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