Dallas (DAL) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 14m
Bearing
278° W
Dallas (DAL) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 1,214 miles (1,953 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–SNA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–SNA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
61
July 2026
Seats
10,029
both directions
Passengers
9,368
both directions
Load factor
93.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–SNA in July 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,029 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.4%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SNA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 70% of DAL–SNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
43 departures · 92.7% load
70.5% - Boeing 737-700
17 departures · 95.4% load
27.9% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 95.4% load
1.6%
How has DAL–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SNA departures held steady at about 61 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
61 departures · 8,782 passengers
87.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,762 passengers
85.8%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 8,266 passengers
94.4%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 7,306 passengers
88.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 7,958 passengers
89.8%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 7,189 passengers
87.5%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 6,866 passengers
92.8%
Load
March 2026
64 departures · 7,781 passengers
91.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 7,492 passengers
91.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 7,680 passengers
91.1%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 9,038 passengers
93.9%
Load
July 2026
61 departures · 9,368 passengers
93.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → SNA
94.1% full
31 departures · 4,498 passengers
SNA → DAL
92.8% full
30 departures · 4,870 passengers
Nonstop DAL–SNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 Dallas (DAL) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
DAL to SNA is 1,214 miles (1,953 km / 1,055 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 1,214-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–SNA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (70.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (27.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,214-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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