Missouri
Distance from Kansas City to Springfield
Straight-line distance
149.9mi
Kansas City, MO and Springfield, MO are 149.9 miles (241.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (152°).
- kilometers
- 241.2
- nautical miles
- 130.3
- heading from Kansas City
- 152° SSE
- heading from Springfield
- 333° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Kansas City is from Springfield
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Springfield is 149.9 miles, 241.2 km or 130.3 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 149.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 149.9
- Kilometers
- 241.2
- Nautical miles
- 130.3
- Bearing from Kansas City
- 152.5° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Springfield
- 153.3°
- Bearing from Springfield
- 333.3° NNW
Halfway between Kansas City and Springfield
The great-circle midpoint is at 38.161376, -93.913122 (38°09'40.95"N 93°54'47.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Appleton City, MO, with 1,080 residents, 6.8 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 Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 36 min. Kansas City is 1.93° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Kansas City has 3.0 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +1.6% and Springfield by +0.9%. Both are in Missouri.
- 01Kansas City, MO516,032 (+1.6%)
- 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Kansas City from Springfield?
149.9 miles, 241.2 km or 130.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Springfield from Kansas City?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 152.5° and arrives at Springfield on 153.3°. The return trip starts on 333.3°.
What is halfway between Kansas City and Springfield?
The midpoint is at 38.161376, -93.913122. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Appleton City, MO, 6.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Kansas City and Springfield?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Kansas City or Springfield?
Kansas City, with 516,032 residents in July 2024 against 170,596 for Springfield, 3.0 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.