SAN → MCISan Diego to Kansas City

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,142 km, an estimated 3 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Kansas City. Updated 17 October 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

Today, SAN → MCI

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 18:20 WN251SOUTHWEST Est. 21:18Departure not confirmed by the board MCI 23:30scheduled
  2. · WN4675SOUTHWEST Departed Landed 16:25 −35

Checked SAN board 22:03 · MCI board 00:07

SAN San Diego disrupted · +113
MCI Kansas City disrupted · +82
2,142 km · ~3h 15m est.
dep bank 10:35–20:407x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
0 / 100

route health from live SAN and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN776 10:35 Tu We · WN251 18:20 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1402 19:45 Su · WN1191 20:40 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN4675arrived−35
10-15WN251arrived+17

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SANSan Diego +113 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · SSE 5 kt Full SAN delay board →
MCIKansas City +82 min disrupted 🌤 clear · NW 6 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 56% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to MCI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SAN-MCI
How we measure this →

SAN to MCI questions

Is SAN–MCI running on time right now?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:35 and evening departures around 18:20 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 2,142 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 181–214 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.