SNA → SMFSanta Ana to Sacramento

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Direct flights from Santa Ana (SNA) to Sacramento (SMF): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 84% of the last 44 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 45 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 Santa Ana and Sacramento. Updated 30 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, SNA → SMF

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 WN4017Southwest Left 07:03 +18 Landed 08:12 −18
  2. 09:00 WN4018Southwest Left 09:09 +9 SMF est. 10:24In the air · sched 10:30
  3. 11:45 WN4019Southwest Est. 11:45Departure not confirmed by the board SMF est. 13:14sched 13:15
  4. 14:10 WN4020Southwest Sched 14:10Departure not confirmed by the board ·

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

SNA Santa Ana smooth · +2
SMF Sacramento smooth · +0
650 km · ~1h 20m est.
dep bank 06:45–21:0042x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 42x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 44 tracked SNA → SMF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 45 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 44 arrivals
Flight time~1h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 45

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 AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN4017 06:45 daily · WN4018 09:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2293 11:35 Sa · WN4019 11:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN4017dep +18 → arr−18
10-30WN4018departed+9
10-29RGY872dep +0 → arr+0
10-29WN3973dep +45 → arr+19
10-29WN4017dep +16 → arr−25
10-29WN4018dep +0 → arr−25
10-29WN4019dep +17 → arr−7
10-29WN4020dep +31 → arr+5
10-29WN4022dep +86 → arr+63
10-29WN4023dep +52 → arr+14
10-28WN1794dep +33 → arr+5
10-28WN4017dep −2 → arr−27
10-28WN4019dep +10 → arr−17
10-28WN4021dep +33 → arr+4
10-28WN443dep +35 → arr+10
10-27WN1794dep +12 → arr−10
10-27WN4017dep +5 → arr−17
10-27WN4019dep +10 → arr−9
10-27WN4021dep +19 → arr−2
10-27WN443dep +2 → arr−21
10-261I114dep +32 → arr+41
10-26WN3973dep +8 → arr−9
10-26WN4017dep +23 → arr−12
10-26WN4018dep +14 → arr−6
10-26WN4019dep +18 → arr+2
10-26WN4020dep +25 → arr+4
10-26WN4022dep +57 → arr+38
10-26WN4023dep +1 → arr−30
10-25WN1228dep +11 → arr−12
10-25WN4017dep +10 → arr−10
10-25WN4018dep +14 → arr−8
10-25WN4019dep +7 → arr−17
10-25WN4815arrived−15
10-25WN770dep +24 → arr+1
10-24WN2293dep +13 → arr−11
10-24WN4017dep +17 → arr−19
10-24WN4021dep +10 → arr−16
10-24WN4022dep +10 → arr−14
10-23WN3973dep +17 → arr−5
10-23WN4017dep +21 → arr−10

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 +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 8 kt Full SNA delay board →
SMFSacramento +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 5 kt Full SMF 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 Santa Ana to Sacramento route actually runs

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

Is SNA–SMF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SNA–SMF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 18:40 from SNA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SMF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SNA to SMF?

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 SNA–SMF 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.