Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FNL to MKC: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
560 mi
902 km · 487 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live FNL→MKC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
560 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 mi away
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 FNL from MKC?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Kansas City (MKC) is 560 miles (902 km, 487 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 time difference between Fort Collins and Kansas City?
Kansas City is 1 hour ahead of Fort Collins.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FNL to MKC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FNL–MKC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.