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DYS to MCI: distance & flight time
Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base) → Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
555 mi
894 km · 483 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
555 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, United States
- MCI — Kansas City International 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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Near MCI
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport31 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DYS from MCI?
The flight distance from Abilene (DYS) to Kansas City (MCI) is 555 miles (894 km, 483 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DYS to MCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 DYS to MCI?
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