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Direct Flights from Phoenix to Santa Ana

Santa Ana · California

Nonstop service from PHX to SNA on American, Frontier, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Frontier, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~12/day
Distance
338 mi
Flight time
~1h 10mgate to gate
Elevation
56 ft1,079 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Phoenix (PHX) to Santa Ana (SNA), 338 miles nonstop.PHXSNA

How rare is this nonstop?

43 cities have a nonstop to Santa Ana, Phoenix among them.

How long to go to Santa Ana for, from Phoenix

1h 10m in the air, 338 miles: short enough that a single night in Santa Ana is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 12 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Santa Ana

Santa Ana is a 2nd class municipality in Cagayan on Luzon, the Philippines. The main beach destination in Cagayan Valley, it also hosts a freeport and is the setting of several overseas survival television series.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Santa Ana

  1. Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States.
  2. USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.
  3. Christ Cathedral, formerly the Crystal Cathedral, is a Catholic church building in Garden Grove, California, United States. Since 2019, it has served as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.
  4. The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, known as The Huntington, is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E.
  5. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in Los Angeles, California.
  6. The Norton Simon Museum is an art museum located in Pasadena, California, United States. It was previously known as the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum and displays numerous sculptures on its grounds.
  7. Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division.
  8. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, informally known as the COLA or the Los Angeles Cathedral, is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
  9. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States (1969–1974), and his wife Pat Nixon.
  10. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is a museum located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center.
  11. USC School of Cinematic Arts is the film and media school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.
  12. Knott's Berry Farm is a 57-acre (23 ha) amusement park in Buena Park, California, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park officially opened as Knott's Berry Farm in 1947.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Santa Ana weather, compared with Phoenix

14° cooler than Phoenix on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Santa Ana 67°F · Phoenix 68°F · much the same
April
Santa Ana 70°F · Phoenix 86°F · 15° colder
July
Santa Ana 79°F · Phoenix 107°F · 27° colder
October
Santa Ana 78°F · Phoenix 89°F · 11° colder

Santa Ana is the steadier of the two, moving 17° between its coldest and warmest months where Phoenix moves 40°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Santa Ana

Best time to visit
Santa Ana is comfortable to visit year-round, with daytime highs averaging around 73°F.
How long to stay
Santa Ana rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Disneyland, USS Iowa (BB-61), and Christ Cathedral (Garden Grove, California) and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Phoenix to Santa Ana?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Santa Ana (SNA) on American, Frontier, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Phoenix to Santa Ana?
American, Frontier, Southwest fly nonstop between Phoenix (PHX) and Santa Ana (SNA).
How many nonstop flights are there from Phoenix to Santa Ana?
There are about 12 nonstop departures per day (roughly 84 per week) from Phoenix to Santa Ana.
How far is Santa Ana from Phoenix?
Santa Ana is about 338 miles from Phoenix by air.
What is there to do in Santa Ana?
Popular things to do include Disneyland, USS Iowa (BB-61), Christ Cathedral (Garden Grove, California), Huntington Library, and more.

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