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MKC to AFW: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
450 mi
725 km · 391 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
450 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, 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 AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from AFW?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 450 miles (725 km, 391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 AFW?
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