Route · SLC → SNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana
The SLC–SNA corridor (Salt Lake City, UT → Santa Ana, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 7 carriers across roughly 588 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.8%
- On-time
- +5.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 68 min
- Delay when late
- 10,615
- Flights
Cancelled
0.3%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
Jan 2024 75%
Distance
588 mi
Carriers
7
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 160 | 30 | 1 | 4 | DL,F9 |
| Nov 2025 | 151 | 25 | 4 | 0 | DL,F9,OO |
| Oct 2025 | 157 | 34 | 0 | 0 | DL,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 147 | 22 | 0 | 2 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 147 | 22 | 0 | 0 | DL,OO |
| Jun 2025 | 144 | 32 | 1 | 0 | DL,OO |
| May 2025 | 149 | 26 | 0 | 1 | DL,OO |
| Apr 2025 | 146 | 19 | 0 | 0 | DL,OO |
| Mar 2025 | 144 | 16 | 0 | 2 | DL,OO |
| Feb 2025 | 112 | 17 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 128 | 19 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 150 | 25 | 0 | 2 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 1 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 149 | 24 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 147 | 32 | 4 | 1 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2024 | 150 | 29 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 143 | 17 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Feb 2024 | 116 | 16 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 130 | 32 | 0 | 0 | DL,WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.3%
10 of 3,436 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
14 of 3,436 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SLC - Salt Lake City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salt Lake City, UT.
Origin airport →SNA - Santa Ana
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Ana, CA.
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What the Data Says About SLC to SNA
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Salt Lake City to Santa Ana (SLC to SNA) running a 84.8% on-time rate over 10,615 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 68.0 minutes. The 588-mile corridor is served by 7 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.3% of 3,436 flights were cancelled, 0.4% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at just 75% - a 17-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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