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MKC to ACT: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
540 mi
869 km · 469 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
540 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from ACT?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Waco (ACT) is 540 miles (869 km, 469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to ACT?
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 MKC to ACT?
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