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BTR to MKC: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
625 mi
1,005 km · 543 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
625 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTR
Near MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTR from MKC?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Kansas City (MKC) is 625 miles (1,005 km, 543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to MKC?
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