SMF → MCISacramento to Kansas City

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,315 km, an estimated 3 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Kansas City. Updated 20 October 2026 at 00:07 UTC.

Today, SMF → MCI

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. 15:05 WN3942SOUTHWEST Est. 15:05Departure not confirmed by the board MCI 20:15scheduled

Checked SMF board 15:18 · MCI board 19:07

SMF Sacramento smooth · +13
MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
2,315 km · ~3h 28m est.
dep bank 09:20–15:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live SMF and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +35 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+35 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 28mestimated 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 WN1615 09:20 Sa · WN4545 10:10 Tu We · WN2323 14:25 Su · WN3789 15:05 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18WN3789dep +33 → arr+35
10-17WN1615arrived+4

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
SMFSacramento +13 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 13 kt Full SMF delay board →
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 6 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SMF and MCI: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF 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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How we measure this →

SMF to MCI questions

Is SMF–MCI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:20 from SMF. 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 SMF to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 2,315 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 193–228 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–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.