Santa Ana
SNA · KSNAJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport
Passengers a year
11.1M
#40 busiest in the U.S.
49
nonstop destinations
21
airlines
139
departures a day
81.4%
arrivals on time
0.9%
flights cancelled
83.0%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Santa Ana, with 29% of all passengers. 21 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 29% of the airport — the 23rd most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is IND at 29%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest76% full | 29.1% | 3.2M | 11 | 81.2% | +3% |
AA | 17.0% | 1.9M | 5 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
UA | 15.6% | 1.7M | 5 | 84.1% | +4% |
AS | 14.8% | 1.6M | 8 | 87.6% | +5.7% |
DL | 10.7% | 1.2M | 7 | 78.9% | +4.3% |
+Other airlines | 12.9% | 1.4M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
45 domestic and 4 international nonstop destinations from Santa Ana, across 3 countries.
98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Breeze Airways
407.7K407,651 departing · 84% full
American Airlines
372K371,978 departing · 81% full
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines
American Airlines · United Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
220K219,966 departing · 67% full
Southwest Airlines
Top international destinations
Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
38.6K38,629 departing · 76.5K76,474 both ways
Air Canada
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
36.4K36,404 departing · 72.8K72,757 both ways
Southwest Airlines
Calgary, Canada (YYC)
21.5K21,519 departing · 43.3K43,261 both ways
WestJet
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)
15.8K15,809 departing · 30.8K30,754 both ways
Southwest Airlines
All nonstop destinations
49 nonstop · 11 airlines · 45 domestic / 4 intl
Delta Connection · operated by SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Santa Ana.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
14,097 departures · 81% full
27.7%
- Narrowbody
10,613 departures · 84% full
20.8%
- Regional
6,065 departures · 81% full
11.9%
- Narrowbody
5,272 departures · 83% full
10.4%
Embraer ERJ-135
3,024 departures · 73% full
5.9%
- Narrowbody
2,255 departures · 83% full
4.4%
- Narrowbody
2,236 departures · 87% full
4.4%
- Narrowbody
2,138 departures · 85% full
4.2%
- Narrowbody
1,448 departures · 83% full
2.8%
- Narrowbody
1,267 departures · 84% full
2.5%
When Santa Ana is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak July 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 4,493,695
- 1991
- 5,185,825
- 1992
- 5,367,911
- 1993
- 5,747,636
- 1994
- 6,464,279
- 1995
- 6,981,627
- 1996
- 7,112,329
- 1997
- 7,477,642
- 1998
- 7,315,413
- 1999
- 7,392,491
- 2000
- 7,652,901
- 2001
- 7,250,254
- 2002
- 7,858,581
- 2003
- 8,565,108
- 2004
- 9,309,441
- 2005
- 9,636,411
- 2006
- 9,621,416
- 2007
- 9,980,683
- 2008
- 8,981,295
- 2009
- 8,700,196
- 2010
- 8,666,728
- 2011
- 8,638,401
- 2012
- 8,873,712
- 2013
- 9,195,185
- 2014
- 9,256,835
- 2015
- 10,019,240
- 2016
- 10,570,496
- 2017
- 10,295,258
- 2018
- 10,494,774
- 2019
- 10,451,699
- 2020
- 3,714,784
- 2021
- 7,793,080
- 2022
- 11,264,989
- 2023
- 11,500,855
- 2024
- 10,824,001
- 2025
- 11,091,565
- 2026
- 6,341,829 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Santa Ana, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
11 min
average delay
409
flights cancelled
44.7K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Alaska Airlines 87.6%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 77.7%
Among US airports
#40
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 75.2%–85.8%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 75.2% of arrivals landed on time — 6.2 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 85.8%.
Frequently asked
How busy is John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)?
John Wayne Orange County International Airport handled about 11.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #40 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 139 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Santa Ana (SNA), flying about 29% of its passengers. 21 airlines serve Santa Ana in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)?
Santa Ana (SNA) has 49 nonstop destinations — 45 domestic and 4 international across 3 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)?
About 81.4% of flights arriving at Santa Ana (SNA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.9% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from Santa Ana (SNA), about 28% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Santa Ana; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).