SNA → HOUSanta Ana to Houston

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Direct flights from Santa Ana (SNA) to Houston (HOU): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,180 km, an estimated 3 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Ana and Houston. Updated 12 September 2026 at 23:26 UTC.

SNA Santa Ana smooth · +7
HOU Houston smooth · +2
2,180 km · ~3h 18m est.
dep bank 13:55–17:456x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live SNA and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN136 13:55 Tu We · WN2235 varies Sa · WN126 17:45 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN2235arrived+27
09-11WN126arrived+17
09-10WN126arrived−8
09-09WN136arrived+2

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
SNASanta Ana +7 min smooth ⛅ overcast · ESE 6 kt Full SNA delay board →
HOUHouston +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Santa Ana to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SNA to HOU 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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SNA to HOU questions

Is SNA–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SNA is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SNA to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 2,180 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 184–217 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SNA–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SNA and arrival-side delay at HOU, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.