Flights Phoenix → Santa Ana
PHX → SNA
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Santa Ana operates with a high level of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 1171 total flights on this route, with an average delay of 8.6 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport sees over eleven million passengers annually and is served by Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft models.
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 Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1547 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Santa Ana the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads west for about 544 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of PHX-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,547 tracked PHX-SNA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-SNA
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1547 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Santa Ana is 0.26% across 1547 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Santa Ana, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
