Oklahoma to Kansas

Distance from Oklahoma City to Wichita

Straight-line distance

153.9mi

Oklahoma City, OK and Wichita, KS are 153.9 miles (247.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Oklahoma City, the shortest path starts out heading N (3°).

kilometers
247.7
nautical miles
133.7
heading from Oklahoma City
3° N
heading from Wichita
184° S
Oklahoma CityWichita

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Oklahoma City is from Wichita

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oklahoma City and Wichita is 153.9 miles, 247.7 km or 133.7 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 153.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
153.9
Kilometers
247.7
Nautical miles
133.7
Bearing from Oklahoma City
3.4° N
Bearing arriving at Wichita
3.5°
Bearing from Wichita
183.5° S

Halfway between Oklahoma City and Wichita

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.578879, -97.430959 (36°34'43.97"N 97°25'51.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tonkawa, OK, with 2,988 residents, 9.0 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, Oklahoma City gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Wichita 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 33 min. Wichita is 2.22° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Oklahoma City has 1.8 times the population of Wichita. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oklahoma City changed by +4.4% and Wichita by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Kansas.

  1. 01Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Wichita, KS400,991 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oklahoma City from Wichita?

153.9 miles, 247.7 km or 133.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita from Oklahoma City?

N. The great-circle path leaves Oklahoma City on a bearing of 3.4° and arrives at Wichita on 3.5°. The return trip starts on 183.5°.

What is halfway between Oklahoma City and Wichita?

The midpoint is at 36.578879, -97.430959. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tonkawa, OK, 9.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oklahoma City and Wichita?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Oklahoma City or Wichita?

Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 400,991 for Wichita, 1.8 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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