Kansas City (MCI) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 3h 28m
Bearing
257° W
Kansas City (MCI) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,331 miles (2,142 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop MCI–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
69
July 2026
Seats
11,972
both directions
Passengers
10,762
both directions
Load factor
89.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–SAN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MCI–SAN departures in July 2026 (68), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
68 departures · 11,900 seats
Share of departures98.6%90.0%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures1.4%76.4%
Load
What plane flies MCI–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of MCI–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
35 departures · 89.5% load
50.7% - Boeing 737-800
33 departures · 90.4% load
47.8% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 76.4% load
1.5%
How has MCI–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–SAN departures fell from 70 in August 2025 to 69 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
70 departures · 8,725 passengers
77.3%
Load
September 2025
63 departures · 8,518 passengers
83.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,628 passengers
81.7%
Load
November 2025
69 departures · 9,131 passengers
78.8%
Load
December 2025
68 departures · 8,482 passengers
74.4%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 6,820 passengers
69.9%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 6,766 passengers
75.7%
Load
March 2026
73 departures · 9,851 passengers
79.5%
Load
April 2026
62 departures · 8,508 passengers
82.8%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,488 passengers
84.1%
Load
June 2026
68 departures · 10,295 passengers
87.1%
Load
July 2026
69 departures · 10,762 passengers
89.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SAN → MCI
90.3% full
35 departures · 5,437 passengers
MCI → SAN
89.5% full
34 departures · 5,325 passengers
Nonstop MCI–SAN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Kansas City (MCI) from San Diego (SAN)?
MCI to SAN is 1,331 miles (2,142 km / 1,157 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,331-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (47.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,331-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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