SMF → SNASacramento to Santa Ana

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Ana (SNA): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 40 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 43 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 650 km, an estimated 1 hour 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Santa Ana. Updated 29 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, SMF → SNA

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:15 WN3563Southwest Left 06:23 +8 Landed 07:29 −16
  2. 09:30 WN3978Southwest Left 09:34 SNA est. 10:55In the air · sched 11:00
  3. 11:30 WN3979Southwest On scheduleTB SNA est. 12:59sched 13:00
  4. 14:15 WN3980Southwest On scheduleTB ·

Checked SMF board 10:18 · SNA board 10:33

SMF Sacramento smooth · +4
SNA Santa Ana smooth · +0
650 km · ~1h 20m est.
dep bank 06:15–20:5542x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 42x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 40 tracked SMF → SNA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 43 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 40 arrivals
Flight time~1h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 43

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN88% on time

Flights WN3563 06:15 Mo Th Fr · WN3749 07:20 Su · WN2383 07:25 Tu We · WN1226 08:50 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN3563dep +8 → arr−16
10-29WN3978departed+4
10-28WN2383dep +10 → arr−11
10-28WN2768dep +49 → arr+25
10-28WN3978dep +11 → arr−16
10-28WN3982dep +20 → arr−4
10-28WN3983dep −1 → arr−24
10-27WN2383dep +17 → arr−18
10-27WN2768arrived−17
10-27WN3978dep +14 → arr−20
10-27WN3982dep +11 → arr−17
10-27WN3983dep +9 → arr−15
10-26WN3563dep +12 → arr−15
10-26WN3978dep +2 → arr−22
10-26WN3979dep +12 → arr−13
10-26WN3980dep +23 → arr+0
10-26WN3981dep +7 → arr−25
10-26WN3982dep +23 → arr+1
10-26WN503dep +29 → arr+3
10-25WN1226dep +8 → arr−18
10-25WN2287dep +8 → arr−18
10-25WN3749dep +5 → arr−14
10-25WN3752dep +9 → arr−8
10-25WN3981dep +64 → arr+45
10-25WN3982departed+12
10-24WN3208dep +5 → arr−30
10-24WN392dep +7 → arr−31
10-24WN3980dep +13 → arr−14
10-24WN3982dep +3 → arr−24
10-23WN3563dep +8 → arr−19
10-23WN3978dep +4 → arr−22
10-23WN3979dep +25 → arr+0
10-23WN3980dep +12 → arr−17
10-23WN3981dep +13 → arr−17
10-23WN3982dep +98 → arr+78
10-23WN503dep +22 → arr−6
10-22WN3563dep +9 → arr−15
10-22WN3978dep +18 → arr−1
10-22WN3979dep +29 → arr+5
10-22WN3980dep +84 → arr+61

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SMFSacramento +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 4 kt Full SMF delay board →
SNASanta Ana +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full SNA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Santa Ana route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SMF to SNA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SMF to SNA questions

Is SMF–SNA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–SNA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 20:55 from SMF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SNA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SMF to SNA?

Great-circle distance is 650 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 76–86 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–SNA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 42 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.