Las Vegas to Santa Ana

What the Data Says About LAS to SNA

The Las Vegas to Santa Ana corridor (LAS → SNA) covers roughly 226 miles and is served by 25 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 23,131 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 79.3% on-time rate with an average delay of 54.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 8,146 flights were recorded on this pairing — 54 cancelled (0.7%) and 14 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 25 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 23,131 total flights analyzed, the 79.3% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 54.6-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 91% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at 73% on-time — a 19-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAS to SNA route, the combination of a 79.3% on-time rate, 54.6-minute average delay, 0.7% recent cancellation rate, and 25 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.