MCI → SMFKansas City to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento (SMF): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 21 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Kansas City and Sacramento. Updated 8 September 2026 at 05:54 UTC.

MCI Kansas City heavy · +47
SMF Sacramento smooth · +0
2,315 km · ~3h 28m est.
departs 14:404x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
69 / 100

route health from live MCI and SMF delay boards

Median arrival delay is +21 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+21 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 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 WN4879 14:40 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-07WN4879dep +35 → arr+27
09-06AC7031dep +10 → arr+21
09-04WN4879dep +15 → arr+2
09-03WN4879dep +29 → arr+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
MCIKansas City +47 min heavy 🌤 clear · SSE 7 kt Full MCI delay board →
SMFSacramento +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 3 kt Full SMF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Sacramento route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI to SMF 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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MCI to SMF questions

Is MCI–SMF running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MCI is the weaker end, route health score 69/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MCI to SMF?

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 MCI–SMF fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MCI and arrival-side delay at SMF, 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.