The flight time from Santa Ana to Denver is 2 hours, 10 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SNA Santa Ana, CA 1 minute early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 49 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Southwest
83%
Frontier
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Santa Ana to Denver is 2 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 49 minutes.

The flight distance from Santa Ana to Denver is 846 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Santa Ana
2 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 8m
United
2h 11m
Frontier
2h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

72

Distance

846 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
32
United
32
Frontier
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Santa Ana from Denver by plane?

The distance from Santa Ana to Denver by plane is 846 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Santa Ana to Denver?

The flight time from Santa Ana to Denver is 2 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 49 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 8 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Santa Ana to Denver?

Frontier, Southwest, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Santa Ana to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Santa Ana to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Santa Ana (SNA) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 32 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Santa Ana 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 109 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 8 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Santa Ana to Denver, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 13% 1%
Southwest 83% 16% 1%
Frontier 76% 21% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Santa Ana and Denver, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 109 7 128
United 13 110 7 131
Frontier 12 109 11 135

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7am 0.31
8am 1.14
3pm 0.47
9pm 0.1
7pm 0.33
6am 0.62
9am 0.32
8pm 0.27
12pm 0.44
10am 0.83
5pm 0.47
6pm 1.6
4pm 1.2
1pm 0.97
2pm 0.28
11am 0.76

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Denver that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 306
February 267
March 301
April 313
May 324
June 314
July 321
August 324
September 313
October 320
November 317
December 333

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Denver that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 10.75
Tuesday 10.1
Wednesday 10.04
Thursday 10.62
Friday 10.71
Saturday 9.06
Sunday 10.9

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 1
United 1
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7am 12 109 6 128
8am 13 109 7 130
3pm 10 110 7 127
9pm 9 109 7 125
7pm 11 108 10 132
6am 22 109 7 138
9am 10 109 6 125
8pm 10 108 6 126
12pm 14 109 7 131
10am 12 110 6 129
5pm 12 109 10 131
6pm 11 109 7 129
4pm 12 110 8 132
1pm 13 111 7 133
2pm 11 109 7 129
11am 13 109 7 131
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.