San Jose (SJC) – Santa Ana (SNA)
- Distance
- 550 km
- 342 mi · 297 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 16 min / 1 h 13 min
- Average gate to gate: SJC → SNA / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 69 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (41 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 474,447
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.7%
- Flights / week
- 104
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 61%
- 774,537 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- WN, OO
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from SJC
- 137°
- Heading from SNA
- 319°
- Halfway point
- 35.54, -119.85
- Great-circle km
- 550 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air SJC → SNA
- 1 h
- In the air SNA → SJC
- 56 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 44,228 |
| Sep 2025 | 46,110 |
| Oct 2025 | 48,079 |
| Nov 2025 | 43,258 |
| Dec 2025 | 40,631 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,375 |
| Feb 2026 | 35,944 |
| Mar 2026 | 40,207 |
| Apr 2026 | 37,479 |
| May 2026 | 35,677 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,971 |
| Jul 2026 | 35,488 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 436 |
| Sep 2025 | 428 |
| Oct 2025 | 450 |
| Nov 2025 | 438 |
| Dec 2025 | 453 |
| Jan 2026 | 423 |
| Feb 2026 | 420 |
| Mar 2026 | 469 |
| Apr 2026 | 458 |
| May 2026 | 476 |
| Jun 2026 | 468 |
| Jul 2026 | 478 |
Airlines flying SJC–SNA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 102 | 100% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 1.8 | 0% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 4,533 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 759 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 92 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 13 flights
Also carried: 39 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 86.5%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 7 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 0.8%
- Flights counted
- 5,406
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 86.6% | 7 min |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 71.7% | 14 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 24% · aircraft arriving late 70% · air traffic system 5% · weather 0% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $271
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $235
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 100% of passengers · $271
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 100% of passengers · $271
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $222 · Q3 2025 $216 · Q4 2025 $235 · Q1 2026 $271).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 550 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.