The flight time from Seattle to Santa Ana is 2 hours, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 4 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 15 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SNA Santa Ana, CA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
Alaska
88%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to Santa Ana is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Santa Ana to Seattle
2 hours, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
2h 40m
Delta
2h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

80

Distance

978 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
56
Delta
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from Santa Ana by plane?

The distance from Seattle to Santa Ana 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 Seattle to Santa Ana?

The flight time from Seattle to Santa Ana is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Alaska being the fastest taking 2 hours, 40 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to Santa Ana?

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

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to Santa Ana?

Southwest does not fly from Seattle (SEA) to Santa Ana (SNA). 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 Seattle 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 135 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Santa Ana 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 Seattle to Santa Ana, 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 Seattle and Santa Ana, 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 18 135 5 160
Delta 17 135 6 161

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
3pm 1.42
2pm 0.43
1pm 0.76
7am 0.64
7pm 1.84
11am 0.67
9am 0.17
10am 0.96
8am 0.73
6pm 0.76
5pm 0.92
12pm 0.02
4pm 0.5
6am 1.5

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Santa Ana 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 313
March 312
April 314
May 338
June 331
July 351
August 396
September 382
October 397
November 372
December 339

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Santa Ana 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 11.58
Tuesday 11.73
Wednesday 11.77
Thursday 11.62
Friday 11.73
Saturday 10.65
Sunday 11.44

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)
3pm 16 136 5 160
2pm 17 136 6 163
1pm 17 135 5 158
7am 21 136 6 164
7pm 16 135 5 157
11am 22 135 6 164
9am 20 138 6 169
10am 20 135 5 161
8am 23 136 5 165
6pm 18 134 5 158
5pm 17 135 5 159
12pm 24 136 11 171
4pm 17 135 5 160
6am 19 135 5 162
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.