The flight time from Santa Ana to Seattle is 2 hours, 48 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SNA Santa Ana, CA 6 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 21 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
Alaska
88%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Santa Ana to Seattle is 2 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 21 minutes.

The flight distance from Santa Ana to Seattle is 978 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Santa Ana
2 hours, 41 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
2h 48m
Delta
2h 49m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

76

Distance

978 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
52
Delta
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Santa Ana from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Santa Ana to Seattle by plane is 978 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 Seattle?

The flight time from Santa Ana to Seattle is 2 hours, 48 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 21 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Alaska being the fastest taking 2 hours, 48 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Santa Ana to Seattle?

Alaska and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Santa Ana to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Santa Ana to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Santa Ana (SNA) to Seattle (SEA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 141 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Seattle 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 Seattle, Alaska is 88% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 89% 10% 1%
Alaska 88% 11% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Santa Ana and Seattle, 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)
Alaska 14 141 10 168
Delta 14 141 11 169

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
6pm 0.3
7pm 1.52
7am 1.17
6am 0.83
5pm 0.69
4pm 0.07
8am 0.85
10am 1.17
8pm 0.39
1pm 0.01
9pm 0.22
11am 1.46
12pm 0.03
2pm 0.55
3pm 1.23
9am 0.29

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Seattle 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 342
February 312
March 311
April 313
May 340
June 332
July 350
August 357
September 342
October 348
November 326
December 314

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Santa Ana to Seattle 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 11.48
Tuesday 10.75
Wednesday 10.79
Thursday 11.17
Friday 11.31
Saturday 9.92
Sunday 11.25

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
Alaska 1
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)
6pm 12 138 12 165
7pm 12 142 11 167
7am 18 143 11 174
6am 28 141 10 180
5pm 13 142 10 167
4pm 13 139 9 164
8am 14 143 11 172
10am 14 141 10 168
8pm 12 138 10 164
1pm 15 154 12 179
9pm 12 134 9 160
11am 15 140 10 167
12pm 14 143 8 166
2pm 13 142 8 165
3pm 12 140 10 165
9am 14 144 9 171
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.