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NLC to SNA: distance & flight time
Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport) → Santa Ana (John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport)
218 mi
351 km · 190 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
218 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, United States
- SNA — John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport · Santa Ana, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 mi away
Near SNA
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport36 mi away
- NZJ · El Toro Marine Corps Air Station8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport19 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NLC from SNA?
The flight distance from Lemoore (NLC) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 218 miles (351 km, 190 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NLC to SNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NLC to SNA?
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