Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 36m
Bearing
148° SE
Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 404 miles (650 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SMF–SNA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SMF–SNA; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
384
May 2026
Seats
52,646
both directions
Passengers
34,652
both directions
Load factor
65.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SMF–SNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SMF–SNA in May 2026 (384 departures).
- WN
384 departures · 52,646 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.8%
Load
What plane flies SMF–SNA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of SMF–SNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
383 departures · 65.9% load
99.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 38.9% load
0.3%
How has SMF–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop SMF–SNA departures fell from 403 in June 2025 to 384 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop SMF–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
403 departures · 38,677 passengers
67.0%
Load
July 2025
407 departures · 36,522 passengers
62.6%
Load
August 2025
416 departures · 40,938 passengers
63.4%
Load
September 2025
411 departures · 42,751 passengers
66.1%
Load
October 2025
371 departures · 41,379 passengers
77.8%
Load
November 2025
384 departures · 37,255 passengers
67.8%
Load
December 2025
392 departures · 37,470 passengers
66.8%
Load
January 2026
348 departures · 29,205 passengers
60.4%
Load
February 2026
332 departures · 31,253 passengers
68.5%
Load
March 2026
381 departures · 37,342 passengers
71.5%
Load
April 2026
377 departures · 36,366 passengers
70.4%
Load
May 2026
384 departures · 34,652 passengers
65.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SMF → SNA
64.7% full
192 departures · 17,008 passengers
SNA → SMF
67.0% full
192 departures · 17,644 passengers
Nonstop SMF–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
Santa Ana
US
John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Coordinates
33.68°N, 117.87°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Sacramento (SMF) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
SMF to SNA is 404 miles (650 km / 351 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SMF to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 404-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SMF–SNA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (99.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (0.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying SMF–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 404-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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