Flights Santa Ana → Dallas-Fort Worth
SNA → DFW
How long is the flight from Santa Ana to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Santa Ana (SNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 33m 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
The flight route from Santa Ana to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves approximately 87,817,864 passengers.
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 Santa Ana (SNA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 1792 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Santa Ana the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Santa Ana (SNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads east for about 1,935 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 33m.
Departures from Santa Ana on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 58% of SNA-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Santa Ana the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,792 tracked SNA-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.0% 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 SNA-DFW
The flight from Santa Ana (SNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 33m 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 Santa Ana (SNA) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1792 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Santa Ana-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.01% across 1792 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.
