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MKC to STL: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → St. Louis (St Louis Lambert International Airport)
228 mi
368 km · 198 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
228 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- STL — St Louis Lambert International Airport · St. Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 STL
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport16 mi away
- ALN · St Louis Regional Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport32 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from STL?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to St. Louis (STL) is 228 miles (368 km, 198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to STL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MKC to STL?
Nonstop service on MKC–STL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MKC to STL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MKC–STL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MKC to STL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MKC–STL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.