Kansas City (MCI) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 53m
Bearing
252° W
Kansas City (MCI) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,042 miles (1,677 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop MCI–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
370
June 2026
Seats
62,314
both directions
Passengers
52,438
both directions
Load factor
84.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MCI–PHX departures in June 2026 (248), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
248 departures · 41,576 seats
Share of departures67.0%85.6%
Load
- AA
121 departures · 20,662 seats
Share of departures32.7%81.3%
Load
- MQ
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.3%69.7%
Load
What plane flies MCI–PHX?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of MCI–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
185 departures · 82.2% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
125 departures · 84.0% load
33.8% - Boeing 737-700
48 departures · 93.5% load
13.0% - Airbus A320
9 departures · 90.4% load
2.4% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 73.2% load
0.5% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 69.7% load
0.3%
How has MCI–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–PHX departures rose from 359 in July 2025 to 370 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
359 departures · 45,766 passengers
77.5%
Load
August 2025
357 departures · 43,518 passengers
74.4%
Load
September 2025
321 departures · 41,040 passengers
83.2%
Load
October 2025
395 departures · 53,862 passengers
83.5%
Load
November 2025
446 departures · 54,889 passengers
77.2%
Load
December 2025
473 departures · 58,102 passengers
78.4%
Load
January 2026
434 departures · 50,860 passengers
74.5%
Load
February 2026
404 departures · 51,868 passengers
80.3%
Load
March 2026
543 departures · 64,664 passengers
77.8%
Load
April 2026
427 departures · 46,919 passengers
76.8%
Load
May 2026
410 departures · 51,666 passengers
85.2%
Load
June 2026
370 departures · 52,438 passengers
84.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PHX → MCI
85.3% full
187 departures · 26,958 passengers
MCI → PHX
83.0% full
183 departures · 25,480 passengers
Nonstop MCI–PHX 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 Phoenix (PHX)?
MCI to PHX is 1,042 miles (1,677 km / 905 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,042-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 53m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–PHX?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (33.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,042-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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