Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
JAN to MKC: distance & flight time
Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
534 mi
860 km · 464 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
See live JAN→MKC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
534 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 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 JAN from MKC?
The flight distance from Jackson (JAN) to Kansas City (MKC) is 534 miles (860 km, 464 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAN to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 JAN to MKC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JAN–MKC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.