# Detroit (DTW) to Kansas City (MCI) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-mci
Data updated: 2026-10-20T12:01:48.711Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 13,500 miles plus $6 on United Airlines through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-30.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 13,500 miles | $6 | via ORD | 2026-10-30 | 20 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 22,000 miles | $10 | Nonstop | 2026-11-10 | 19 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Detroit to Kansas City on 49 of the 49 departure days we have checked so far (11 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 9 of 49 checked | 13,500 miles | 13,500 miles | $6 to $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 40 of 49 checked | 22,000 miles | 22,000 miles | $10 to $15 |

Nonstop seats on Delta Air Lines.
With a connection on United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search DTW to MCI in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search DTW to MCI in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $10).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Dallas (DFW)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-dfw)
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- [Bellingham (BLI)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-bli)
- [Fairbanks (FAI)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-fai)
- [Portland (PDX)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-pdx)
- [New York (LGA)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-lga)
- [Anchorage (ANC)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-anc)
- [St. Louis (STL)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-stl)

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- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-mci)
- [Miami (MIA)](https://miles.zone/routes/mia-mci)
- [Philadelphia (PHL)](https://miles.zone/routes/phl-mci)
- [Seattle (SEA)](https://miles.zone/routes/sea-mci)
- [Anchorage (ANC)](https://miles.zone/routes/anc-mci)
- [San Francisco (SFO)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-mci)
- [Cancun (CUN)](https://miles.zone/routes/cun-mci)
- [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-mci)
- [Portland (PDX)](https://miles.zone/routes/pdx-mci)
- [Kahului (OGG)](https://miles.zone/routes/ogg-mci)
- [Honolulu (HNL)](https://miles.zone/routes/hnl-mci)