Flights Seattle → Santa Ana
SEA → SNA
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Santa Ana operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 4.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 891 flights using Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates nearly 11.4 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 Seattle (SEA) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 1233 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads south for about 1,576 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of SEA-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,233 tracked SEA-SNA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.1% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SEA-SNA
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 1233 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Santa Ana is 1.14% across 1233 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.
