Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 3h 47m
Bearing
274° W
Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,495 miles (2,406 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop MCI–SFO; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
61
July 2026
Seats
8,548
both directions
Passengers
7,234
both directions
Load factor
84.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop MCI–SFO departures in July 2026 (60), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- UA
60 departures · 8,376 seats
Share of departures98.4%84.4%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures1.6%95.9%
Load
What plane flies MCI–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 56% of MCI–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
34 departures · 85.5% load
55.7% - Airbus A319
26 departures · 82.7% load
42.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 95.9% load
1.6%
How has MCI–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–SFO departures fell from 64 in August 2025 to 61 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
64 departures · 4,252 passengers
86.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 3,760 passengers
87.8%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 4,559 passengers
87.4%
Load
November 2025
62 departures · 6,260 passengers
76.4%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 5,215 passengers
76.6%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 3,700 passengers
87.4%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 3,612 passengers
85.9%
Load
March 2026
66 departures · 4,779 passengers
85.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,880 passengers
76.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 7,545 passengers
77.8%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 6,826 passengers
80.2%
Load
July 2026
61 departures · 7,234 passengers
84.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → MCI
85.0% full
32 departures · 4,101 passengers
MCI → SFO
84.1% full
29 departures · 3,133 passengers
Nonstop MCI–SFO 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 Francisco (SFO)?
MCI to SFO is 1,495 miles (2,406 km / 1,299 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 1,495-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (55.7%), followed by the Airbus A319 (42.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,495-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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