The flight time from Santa Ana to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 6 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SNA Santa Ana, CA 1 minute late.
13 minutes taxiing out
44 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
100%
Spirit
79%
Southwest
77%
Frontier
74%
Allegiant
55%
Alaska
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Santa Ana to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 6 minutes. The time spent in the air is 44 minutes.

The flight distance from Santa Ana to Las Vegas is 226 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Santa Ana
1 hour, 2 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 3m
Allegiant
1h 5m
Spirit
1h 9m
Frontier
1h 12m
Alaska
1h 17m
Delta
1h 20m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

86

Distance

226 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
55
Spirit
20
Frontier
9
Allegiant
0
Alaska
0
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Santa Ana from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Santa Ana to Las Vegas by plane is 226 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 Las Vegas?

The flight time from Santa Ana to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 6 minutes. The time spent in the air is 44 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 3 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 20 minutes.

What airlines fly from Santa Ana to Las Vegas?

Allegiant, Spirit, Delta, Alaska, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Santa Ana to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Santa Ana to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Santa Ana (SNA) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 55 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 late
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 44 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 1 minute 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 Las Vegas, Delta is 100% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 100% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 100% 0% 0%
Spirit 79% 19% 2%
Southwest 77% 21% 2%
Frontier 74% 24% 2%
Allegiant 55% 39% 6%
Alaska 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Santa Ana and Las Vegas, 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 12 44 6 63
Allegiant 14 44 6 65
Spirit 14 45 7 69
Frontier 16 45 10 72
Alaska 27 43 6 77
Delta 29 45 6 80

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 0.65
7pm 0.77
12pm 0.62
4pm 0.62
3pm 1.26
8am 0.61
5pm 0.68
1pm 1.3
9am 0.8
6pm 0.58
2pm 0.94
10am 0.54
9pm 0.17
11am 0.66
6am 1.33
8pm 0.49

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Las Vegas 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 407
February 364
March 400
April 385
May 389
June 364
July 372
August 375
September 356
October 356
November 353
December 362

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Las Vegas 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 14
Tuesday 11.15
Wednesday 11.19
Thursday 13.85
Friday 14.04
Saturday 8.9
Sunday 13.08

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
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Allegiant 0
Alaska 0
Delta 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 16 44 6 69
7pm 10 44 6 61
12pm 13 44 7 64
4pm 11 44 6 63
3pm 12 44 7 64
8am 11 44 7 64
5pm 11 44 6 63
1pm 13 45 8 68
9am 12 44 8 64
6pm 10 44 6 61
2pm 12 44 8 66
10am 13 44 6 65
9pm 10 44 6 60
11am 16 45 7 69
6am 23 45 6 74
8pm 12 45 7 63
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.