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TIW to MCI: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
1,496 mi
2,407 km · 1,300 nm
3h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- MCI — Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near MCI
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport31 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from MCI?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Kansas City (MCI) is 1,496 miles (2,407 km, 1,300 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to MCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 43m 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 time difference between Tacoma and Kansas City?
Kansas City is 2 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to MCI?
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