Missouri to Kansas

Distance from Kansas City to Olathe

Straight-line distance

22.2mi

Kansas City, MO and Olathe, KS are 22.2 miles (35.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading SW (221°).

kilometers
35.7
nautical miles
19.3
heading from Kansas City
221° SW
heading from Olathe
41° NE
Kansas CityOlathe

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 22.2 miles, 35.7 km or 19.3 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 22.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.2
Kilometers
35.7
Nautical miles
19.3
Bearing from Kansas City
220.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Olathe
220.7°
Bearing from Olathe
40.7° NE

Halfway between Kansas City and Olathe

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.003678, -94.685432 (39°00'13.24"N 94°41'7.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Merriam, KS, with 11,560 residents, 1.1 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 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 3.5 times the population of Olathe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +1.6% and Olathe by +5.3%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Kansas.

  1. 01Kansas City, MO516,032 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kansas City from Olathe?

22.2 miles, 35.7 km or 19.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Olathe from Kansas City?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 220.8° and arrives at Olathe on 220.7°. The return trip starts on 40.7°.

What is halfway between Kansas City and Olathe?

The midpoint is at 39.003678, -94.685432. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Merriam, KS, 1.1 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 516,032 residents in July 2024 against 149,035 for Olathe, 3.5 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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