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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop MCI–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 33% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
427
April 2026
Seats
61,109
both directions
Passengers
46,919
both directions
Load factor
76.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MCI–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MCI–PHX departures in April 2026 (297), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
297 departures · 49,163 seats
Share of departures69.6%76.3%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
85 departures · 6,460 seats
Share of departures19.9%83.4%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
25 departures · 1,900 seats
Share of departures5.9%77.4%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
14 departures · 2,382 seats
Share of departures3.3%79.6%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
6 departures · 1,204 seats
Share of departures1.4%55.3%
Load
What plane flies MCI–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 33% of MCI–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
142 departures · 72.6% load
33.3% - Embraer E175
110 departures · 82.0% load
25.8% - Boeing 737-800
93 departures · 76.0% load
21.8% - Boeing 737-700
74 departures · 86.2% load
17.3% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 66.1% load
0.7% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 53.8% load
0.5% - Airbus A320neo
2 departures · 59.4% load
0.5% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 64.1% load
0.2%
How has MCI–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–PHX departures rose from 421 in May 2025 to 427 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
421 departures · 46,921 passengers
80.5%
Load
June 2025
357 departures · 47,263 passengers
82.3%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PHX → MCI
77.5% full
215 departures · 23,619 passengers
MCI → PHX
76.0% full
212 departures · 23,300 passengers
Nonstop MCI–PHX 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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (33.3%), followed by the Embraer E175 (25.8%).
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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