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MKC to CGI: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport)
303 mi
487 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, 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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from CGI?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Cape Girardeau (CGI) is 303 miles (487 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to CGI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 CGI?
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