Flights San Francisco → Santa Ana
SFO → SNA
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Santa Ana?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 1h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 San Francisco to Santa Ana, utilizing a fleet of Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Over the course of a year, it sees approximately 1032 flights with an on-time performance rate of 83%, and the average delay is 7.5 minutes. The destination airport serves around 11,360,959 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Francisco (SFO) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2634 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26/100 (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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads south-east for about 598 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of SFO-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,634 tracked SFO-SNA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-SNA
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Ana (SNA) takes 1h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 2634 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Santa Ana is 1.14% across 2634 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United 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.
