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FTW to MCI: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
471 mi
759 km · 410 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
471 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from MCI?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Kansas City (MCI) is 471 miles (759 km, 410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to MCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 FTW to MCI?
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