Santa Ana (SNA) to Seattle (SEA) flights

Alaska Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Delta Air Lines fly nonstop from John Wayne Orange County International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with about 83 flights a week in July 2026. The 978-mile flight takes about 2h 50m gate to gate.

From
SNA
Santa Ana
John Wayne Orange County International Airport
To
SEA
Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Distance
978 mi · 1,574 km
Flight time
2h 50m
Airlines
3
Seats filled
84%
Flights a week, July 2026
3,921 flights and 455,825 passengers in 12 months
SEASEASNA
Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying SNA to SEA

AirlineFlights a weekAircraftPassengers (12 months)Flight time
Alaska Airlines49Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-700 / MAX 7342,0992h 49m
SkyWest Airlines21Embraer E17524,8822h 59m
Delta Air Lines13Airbus A220-100, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-80088,8442h 50m

Airlines are the operating carrier: regional airlines such as SkyWest or Horizon often fly under a larger airline's brand.

SNA to SEA flight schedule

16 flight numbers flew this route in August 2026, 9 of them almost daily. The first usually leaves at 6:47am and the last at 8:59pm. Times are local and can change; check with the airline before you book.

FlightDepartsArrivesDays flown in August 2026On time (12 months)
AS 1325Alaska Airlines6:47am9:42am3194%
DL 3695Delta Air Lines · operated by SkyWest Airlines7:10am10:05am3186%
AS 702Alaska Airlines8:05am10:55am3190%
AS 471Alaska Airlines10:28am1:17pm1891%
AS 1378Alaska Airlines10:36am1:25pm1193%
DL 3966Delta Air Lines · operated by SkyWest Airlines11:59am2:55pm2777%
AS 548Alaska Airlines12:05pm2:54pm3190%
DL 1506Delta Air Lines12:12pm3:09pm4n/a
DL 952Delta Air Lines2:15pm5:00pm2772%
AS 760Alaska Airlines2:45pm5:32pm3188%
DL 3711Delta Air Lines · operated by SkyWest Airlines3:00pm5:56pm4n/a
AS 774Alaska Airlines5:32pm8:20pm3182%
DL 3999Delta Air Lines · operated by SkyWest Airlines6:02pm8:50pm2770%
AS 454Alaska Airlines6:46pm9:34pm1754%
AS 1310Alaska Airlines7:13pm9:59pm1284%
AS 671Alaska Airlines8:59pm11:47pm1192%

Is SNA to SEA on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 86% of 3,944 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 1.1% were cancelled. Flights leaving around 6am were the most punctual (95%), those around 6pm the least (67%). Most delay time was caused by late-arriving aircraft (43%).

AirlineFlightsOn timeAverage delayCancelled
Alaska Airlines2,56988%7 min1.1%
Delta Air Lines1,37582%14 min0.9%

Airlines as sold: flights operated by regional partners count under the airline on the ticket. Average delay is across all completed flights, early arrivals counted as zero.

On-time arrivals by departure time

Scheduled departureFlightsOn time, relativeOn time
6am to 7am311
95%
7am to 8am389
88%
8am to 9am391
91%
10am to 11am415
91%
11am to 12pm331
85%
12pm to 1pm314
88%
2pm to 3pm283
81%
3pm to 4pm325
88%
5pm to 6pm474
80%
6pm to 7pm319
67%
7pm to 8pm159
85%
8pm to 9pm103
92%

Flights by month

MonthFlightsFlights, relativePassengers
August 2025355
43,696
September 2025328
37,538
October 2025333
37,025
November 2025327
35,399
December 2025323
38,451
January 2026309
35,126
February 2026278
34,576
March 2026299
36,575
April 2026299
34,871
May 2026352
38,992
June 2026353
41,161
July 2026368
42,612

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Source: US Department of Transportation, T-100 Segment data, August 2025 to July 2026.