Kansas
Distance from Kansas City to Olathe
Straight-line distance
17.1mi
Kansas City, KS and Olathe, KS are 17.1 miles (27.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (194°).
- kilometers
- 27.6
- nautical miles
- 14.9
- heading from Kansas City
- 194° SSW
- heading from Olathe
- 14° NNE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Kansas City is from Olathe
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Olathe is 17.1 miles, 27.6 km or 14.9 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 17.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 17.1
- Kilometers
- 27.6
- Nautical miles
- 14.9
- Bearing from Kansas City
- 194.2° SSW
- Bearing arriving at Olathe
- 194.2°
- Bearing from Olathe
- 14.2° NNE
Halfway between Kansas City and Olathe
The great-circle midpoint is at 39.002257, -94.781017 (39°00'8.12"N 94°46'51.66"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Shawnee, KS, with 69,724 residents, 1.7 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, Kansas City gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Olathe 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Kansas City has 1.1 times the population of Olathe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +0.3% and Olathe by +5.3%. Both are in Kansas.
- 01Kansas City, KS156,752 (+0.3%)
- 02Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Kansas City from Olathe?
17.1 miles, 27.6 km or 14.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Olathe from Kansas City?
SSW. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 194.2° and arrives at Olathe on 194.2°. The return trip starts on 14.2°.
What is halfway between Kansas City and Olathe?
The midpoint is at 39.002257, -94.781017. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Shawnee, KS, 1.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Kansas City and Olathe?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Kansas City or Olathe?
Kansas City, with 156,752 residents in July 2024 against 149,035 for Olathe, 1.1 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.