Route · SNA → DEN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Santa Ana to Denver
The SNA–DEN corridor (Santa Ana, CA → Denver, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 846 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.5%
- On-time
- +4.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 64 min
- Delay when late
- 20,983
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Oct 2024 91%
Worst Month
Jul 2025 67%
Distance
846 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 315 | 71 | 1 | 0 | WN,F9,UA |
| Nov 2025 | 298 | 38 | 0 | 0 | UA,F9,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 333 | 41 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 313 | 45 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Aug 2025 | 312 | 75 | 5 | 4 | WN,F9,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 347 | 114 | 1 | 2 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 338 | 103 | 1 | 3 | UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 329 | 81 | 1 | 1 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 307 | 63 | 2 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 286 | 34 | 1 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 251 | 38 | 2 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 276 | 47 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 288 | 33 | 0 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 271 | 28 | 2 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Oct 2024 | 308 | 27 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2024 | 288 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN,UA,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 310 | 50 | 0 | 3 | F9,WN,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 322 | 67 | 4 | 2 | F9,UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 313 | 63 | 0 | 3 | F9,UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 326 | 57 | 6 | 1 | F9,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 316 | 32 | 0 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 323 | 31 | 5 | 0 | F9,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 263 | 36 | 1 | 4 | F9,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 291 | 34 | 7 | 0 | F9,WN,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
40 of 7,324 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
23 of 7,324 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SNA - Santa Ana
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Ana, CA.
Origin airport →DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
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What the Data Says About SNA to DEN
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Santa Ana to Denver (SNA to DEN) running a 83.5% on-time rate over 20,983 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 64.4 minutes. The 846-mile corridor is served by 9 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 7,324 flights were cancelled, 0.3% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at just 67% - a 24-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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