Kansas to Nebraska
Distance from Kansas City to Omaha
Straight-line distance
163.3mi
Kansas City, KS and Omaha, NE are 163.3 miles (262.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (335°).
- kilometers
- 262.8
- nautical miles
- 141.9
- heading from Kansas City
- 335° NNW
- heading from Omaha
- 154° SSE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Kansas City is from Omaha
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Omaha is 163.3 miles, 262.8 km or 141.9 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 163.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 163.3
- Kilometers
- 262.8
- Nautical miles
- 141.9
- Bearing from Kansas City
- 335.3° NNW
- Bearing arriving at Omaha
- 334.5°
- Bearing from Omaha
- 154.5° SSE
Halfway between Kansas City and Omaha
The great-circle midpoint is at 40.194450, -95.387300 (40°11'40.02"N 95°23'14.28"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mound City, MO, with 1,005 residents, 9.1 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 Omaha 15 h 09 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 12 min. Omaha is 2.14° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Omaha has 3.1 times the population of Kansas City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +0.3% and Omaha by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Kansas into Nebraska.
- 01Kansas City, KS156,752 (+0.3%)
- 02Omaha, NE489,265 (-0.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Kansas City from Omaha?
163.3 miles, 262.8 km or 141.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Omaha from Kansas City?
NNW. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 335.3° and arrives at Omaha on 334.5°. The return trip starts on 154.5°.
What is halfway between Kansas City and Omaha?
The midpoint is at 40.194450, -95.387300. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mound City, MO, 9.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Kansas City and Omaha?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Kansas City or Omaha?
Omaha, with 489,265 residents in July 2024 against 156,752 for Kansas City, 3.1 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.