Missouri to Nebraska

Distance from Kansas City to Omaha

Straight-line distance

167.6mi

Kansas City, MO and Omaha, NE are 167.6 miles (269.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (332°).

kilometers
269.8
nautical miles
145.7
heading from Kansas City
332° NNW
heading from Omaha
151° SSE
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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 167.6 miles, 269.8 km or 145.7 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 167.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
167.6
Kilometers
269.8
Nautical miles
145.7
Bearing from Kansas City
332.2° NNW
Bearing arriving at Omaha
331.3°
Bearing from Omaha
151.3° SSE

Halfway between Kansas City and Omaha

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.196380, -95.290053 (40°11'46.97"N 95°17'24.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mound City, MO, with 1,005 residents, 5.1 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

Kansas City has 1.1 times the population of Omaha. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +1.6% and Omaha by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Nebraska.

  1. 01Kansas City, MO516,032 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Omaha, NE489,265 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kansas City from Omaha?

167.6 miles, 269.8 km or 145.7 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 332.2° and arrives at Omaha on 331.3°. The return trip starts on 151.3°.

What is halfway between Kansas City and Omaha?

The midpoint is at 40.196380, -95.290053. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mound City, MO, 5.1 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?

Kansas City, with 516,032 residents in July 2024 against 489,265 for Omaha, 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.

  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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