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JBR to MKC: distance & flight time
Jonesboro (Jonesboro Municipal Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
314 mi
505 km · 273 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
314 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m 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
- JBR — Jonesboro Municipal Airport · Jonesboro, 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 JBR
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport40 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport55 mi away
- MEM · Memphis International Airport66 mi away
- POF · Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport68 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 JBR from MKC?
The flight distance from Jonesboro (JBR) to Kansas City (MKC) is 314 miles (505 km, 273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JBR to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 JBR to MKC?
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