Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 10m
Bearing
322° NW
Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 1,184 miles (1,906 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PVR–SNA
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PVR–SNA; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
18
April 2026
Seats
2,466
both directions
Passengers
1,801
both directions
Load factor
73.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PVR–SNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PVR–SNA in April 2026 (18 departures).
- WN
18 departures · 2,466 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.0%
Load
What plane flies PVR–SNA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of PVR–SNA departures.
- Boeing 737-700
18 departures · 73.0% load
100.0%
How has PVR–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop PVR–SNA departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 18 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PVR–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 6,610 passengers
77.0%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 6,379 passengers
72.0%
Load
August 2025
46 departures · 4,258 passengers
64.7%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 3,566 passengers
59.4%
Load
October 2025
44 departures · 4,405 passengers
70.0%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 5,408 passengers
67.5%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 5,799 passengers
66.5%
Load
January 2026
20 departures · 1,930 passengers
68.8%
Load
February 2026
34 departures · 2,996 passengers
62.3%
Load
March 2026
14 departures · 591 passengers
30.8%
Load
April 2026
18 departures · 1,801 passengers
73.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PVR → SNA
73.6% full
9 departures · 908 passengers
SNA → PVR
72.4% full
9 departures · 893 passengers
Nonstop PVR–SNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Puerto Vallarta
MX
Puerto Vallarta International Airport
Coordinates
20.68°N, 105.25°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 Puerto Vallarta (PVR) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
PVR to SNA is 1,184 miles (1,906 km / 1,029 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PVR to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 1,184-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PVR–SNA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PVR–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,184-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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