Nonstop flights from Chicago to Kansas City

Southwest Airlines flies this route 5 to 7 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

405 mi · 44 flights a week

MCIKansas City International

MDWMCI

When they leave

Chicago time

6:20a8:40pFirst departure 6:20 AM, last 8:40 PM

Five in the morning, 6:20 AM to 10:40 AM, then five in the afternoon, 12:00 PM to 4:50 PM, then four in the evening, 5:00 PM to 8:40 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:20 AM→7:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
7:15 AM→8:40 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sun
7:30 AM→8:55 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
9:50 AM→11:20 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
10:40 AM→12:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat
12:00 PM→1:25 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
2:45 PM→4:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
2:50 PM→4:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
3:35 PM→5:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
4:50 PM→6:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sat
5:00 PM→6:25 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
5:35 PM→7:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
8:35 PM→10:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat
8:40 PM→10:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 8, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Kansas City

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Kansas City, 5 to 7 times a day on the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Flights run every day of the week, from 5 on Saturdays to 7 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. The first arrival in Kansas City is at 7:45 AM and the last at 10:05 PM. The flight covers 405 miles.

Flying back, Kansas City to Chicago has 44 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Kansas City, 78 a week.