Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 4h 33m
Bearing
269° W
Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 1,873 miles (3,015 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CVG–SNA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Allegiant Air was the only carrier flying nonstop CVG–SNA; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
8
May 2026
Seats
1,440
both directions
Passengers
1,321
both directions
Load factor
91.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CVG–SNA?
Allegiant Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop CVG–SNA in May 2026 (8 departures).
- G4
8 departures · 1,440 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.7%
Load
What plane flies CVG–SNA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of CVG–SNA departures.
- Airbus A320
8 departures · 91.7% load
100.0%
How has CVG–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop CVG–SNA departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 8 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CVG–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 67 passengers
93.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
8 departures · 1,321 passengers
91.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CVG → SNA
94.9% full
4 departures · 683 passengers
SNA → CVG
88.6% full
4 departures · 638 passengers
Nonstop CVG–SNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cincinnati / Covington
US
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
Coordinates
39.05°N, 84.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Santa Ana
US
John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Coordinates
33.68°N, 117.87°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
CVG to SNA is 1,873 miles (3,015 km / 1,628 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CVG to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 1,873-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CVG–SNA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CVG–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,873-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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