Flights Las Vegas → Santa Ana
LAS → SNA
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Santa Ana?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights 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 Las Vegas to Santa Ana, utilizing a Boeing 737-700 aircraft. With an average delay of 6.2 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 81%, the service is generally punctual despite handling over one thousand flights annually at a destination airport that sees nearly eleven million passengers per year.
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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 2421 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Santa Ana the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads south-west for about 365 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of LAS-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,421 tracked LAS-SNA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.8% 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 LAS-SNA
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 2421 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Santa Ana is 0.83% across 2421 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.
