Missouri to Kansas

Distance from Columbia to Kansas City

Straight-line distance

130.2mi

Columbia, MO and Kansas City, KS are 130.2 miles (209.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading W (276°).

kilometers
209.5
nautical miles
113.1
heading from Columbia
276° W
heading from Kansas City
95° E
ColumbiaKansas City

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Columbia is from Kansas City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Kansas City is 130.2 miles, 209.5 km or 113.1 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 130.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
130.2
Kilometers
209.5
Nautical miles
113.1
Bearing from Columbia
276.1° W
Bearing arriving at Kansas City
274.6°
Bearing from Kansas City
94.6° E

Halfway between Columbia and Kansas City

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.041127, -93.532603 (39°02'28.06"N 93°31'57.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Concordia, MO, with 2,358 residents, 4.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Columbia gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Kansas City 14 h 55 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Kansas City has 1.2 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and Kansas City by +0.3%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Kansas.

  1. 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
  2. 02Kansas City, KS156,752 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Kansas City?

130.2 miles, 209.5 km or 113.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Kansas City from Columbia?

W. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 276.1° and arrives at Kansas City on 274.6°. The return trip starts on 94.6°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Kansas City?

The midpoint is at 39.041127, -93.532603. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Concordia, MO, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Kansas City?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Columbia or Kansas City?

Kansas City, with 156,752 residents in July 2024 against 130,900 for Columbia, 1.2 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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