Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 3h 41m
Bearing
277° W
Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,438 miles (2,315 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MCI–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
5
March 2026
Seats
875
both directions
Passengers
701
both directions
Load factor
80.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCI–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MCI–SMF in March 2026 (5 departures).
- WN
5 departures · 875 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.1%
Load
What plane flies MCI–SMF?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of MCI–SMF departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
5 departures · 80.1% load
100.0%
How has MCI–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–SMF departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 5 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 7,917 passengers
89.0%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 7,919 passengers
87.6%
Load
August 2025
54 departures · 6,723 passengers
78.0%
Load
September 2025
53 departures · 6,866 passengers
80.4%
Load
October 2025
59 departures · 7,872 passengers
88.6%
Load
November 2025
40 departures · 5,641 passengers
83.6%
Load
December 2025
34 departures · 4,899 passengers
85.1%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 2,324 passengers
75.3%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 4,672 passengers
74.2%
Load
March 2026
5 departures · 701 passengers
80.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → MCI
79.2% full
3 departures · 416 passengers
MCI → SMF
81.4% full
2 departures · 285 passengers
Nonstop MCI–SMF traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Kansas City (MCI) from Sacramento (SMF)?
MCI to SMF is 1,438 miles (2,315 km / 1,250 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,438-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–SMF?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,438-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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