Flights Portland → Santa Ana
PDX → SNA
How long is the flight from Portland to Santa Ana?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Santa Ana is highly punctual, with 93% of flights arriving on time and an average delay of just 0.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 351 flights operated primarily by Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft, serving the busy destination airport that handles nearly eleven million passengers annually.
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 Portland (PDX) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 882 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (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 Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads south for about 1,385 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of PDX-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 882 tracked PDX-SNA flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-SNA
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 2h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 882 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Santa Ana is 1.59% across 882 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
