MCI → SFOKansas City to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco (SFO): 32 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 100% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,406 km, an estimated 3 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and San Francisco. Updated 5 November 2026 at 08:25 UTC.

Today, MCI → SFO

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. · NZ9504Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 09:02scheduled
  2. · UA2051United On schedule SFO 09:02scheduled

Checked MCI board 02:07 · SFO board 00:25

MCI Kansas City smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
2,406 km · ~3h 35m est.
dep bank 00:00–20:1032x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 32x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 14 tracked MCI → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~3h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures32x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New ZealandAsiana AirlinesUnited 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
Air New ZealandNZ100% on time

Flights NZ9504 09:02 daily · NZ9502 20:10 Mo Th Fr Su

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ6318 varies daily

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA561 varies daily · UA2051 07:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04NZ9504arrived−5
11-04OZ6318arrived−5
11-04UA2051dep −6 → arr−5
11-03NZ9504arrived−3
11-03OZ6318arrived−3
11-03UA2051arrived−3
11-02NZ9504arrived−32
11-02OZ6318arrived−32
11-02UA2051dep −10 → arr−32
11-01NZ9502arrived−15
11-01NZ9504arrived+8
11-01OZ6318arrived−15
11-01UA2051dep −8 → arr+8
11-01UA561dep +3 → arr−15
10-31UA2051departed−10

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
MCIKansas City +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 9 kt Full MCI delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI to SFO 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 →

MCI to SFO questions

Is MCI–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MCI to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 2,406 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 200–236 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–SFO fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 32 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MCI and arrival-side delay at SFO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.