WN2161 San DiegoSAN · 09:45 Kansas CityMCI · 11:15
WN2161 by Southwest Airlines flies from San Diego (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI).
Same number through SAN → OAK → PDX → MCI
scheduled from SAN
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SAN and MCI are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Diego to Kansas City flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2161 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from San Diego to Kansas City on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SAN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN2161 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2161 across the SAN and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2161 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N8955Q, N8639B, N8539V, N8966S.
Board clocks recorded as SAN and MCI published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN2161 San Diego to Kansas City on-time performance, measured from the SAN and MCI airport boards.
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