Flights San Diego → Kansas City
SAN → MCI
How long is the flight from San Diego to Kansas City?
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from San Diego to Kansas City, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With a 75% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 12.4 minutes, the service is generally reliable. The origin airport in San Diego has been operational since 1928, while the destination airport in Kansas City opened in 1956 and currently handles nearly nine million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The San Diego (SAN) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI) heads north-east for about 2,142 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 39m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of SAN-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 239 tracked SAN-MCI flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-MCI
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI) takes 2h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Kansas City is 1.26% across 239 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
