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SAC to SNA: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport) → Santa Ana (John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport)
391 mi
629 km · 339 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
391 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- SAC — Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento, 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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 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 SAC from SNA?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SAC) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 391 miles (629 km, 339 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAC to SNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 SAC to SNA?
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