Bakersfield (BFL) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 05m
Bearing
151° SE
Bakersfield (BFL) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 139 miles (224 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–SNA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–SNA; the Beechcraft Super King Air was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 11% full.
Departures
2
March 2026
Seats
18
both directions
Passengers
2
both directions
Load factor
11.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BFL–SNA?
ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–SNA in March 2026 (2 departures).
- AN
ADVANCED AIR
2 departures · 18 seats
Share of departures100.0%11.1%
Load
What plane flies BFL–SNA?
In March 2026, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew 100% of BFL–SNA departures.
- Beechcraft Super King Air
2 departures · 11.1% load
100.0%
How has BFL–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop BFL–SNA departures held steady at about 2 a month between July 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BFL–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
2 departures · 3 passengers
18.8%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 6 passengers
100.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
14.3%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
2 departures · 2 passengers
11.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BFL → SNA
11.1% full
1 departures · 1 passengers
SNA → BFL
11.1% full
1 departures · 1 passengers
Nonstop BFL–SNA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Santa Ana
US
John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Coordinates
33.68°N, 117.87°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bakersfield (BFL) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
BFL to SNA is 139 miles (224 km / 121 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 139-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 05m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–SNA?
In March 2026, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 139-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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