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MKC to DBQ: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
304 mi
490 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from DBQ?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 304 miles (490 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to DBQ?
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 DBQ?
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